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单词 a thousand times, no
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a thousand times, no
b. Phrases: a thousand times, no: certainly not; similarly a thousand times, yes (rare); I believe you, thousands wouldn't (and similar expressions): ambiguous responses to remarks received with scepticism; death of (or by) a thousand cuts: a succession of minor hurts that are cumulatively very serious or annoying; a thousand of bricks: see brick n.1 and adj.1 Phrases 3b.
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the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [adverb] > as an emphatic affirmative
absolutely1825
rather1836
a thousand times, yes1896
definitely1931
deffo1940
damn straight1964
the mind > language > statement > negation > [adverb] > no > certainly not
for nothinglOE
not (to do something) for the worlda1375
for foul or fairc1405
not for a moment1785
not on your life1791
not for Joe (Joseph)1844
no siree1845
not much1871
a thousand times, no1896
not on your tintype1900
not for all the tea in China1937
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > expressing scepticism [phrase]
I believe you, thousands wouldn't1926
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > other injuries > succession of
death of (or by) a thousand cuts1966
1896 ‘M. Rutherford’ Clara Hopgood v. 57 ‘No,’ said Madge, ‘a thousand times no.’
1897 H. James Spoils of Poynton xxii. 279 A thousand times yes—her choice should know no scruple.
1926 R. H. Mottram Crime at Vanderlynden's 46 ‘I did twelve months in the line, as a platoon commander. How long did you do that?’ ‘Twelve months about!’ ‘I believe you where thousands wouldn't.’
1932 A. Christie Peril at End House xvii. 199 Am I sure, myself, about anything at all? No, no—a thousand times, no.
1966 tr. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung xxvii. 258 ‘He who is not afraid of death by a thousand cuts dares to unhorse the emperor’—this is the indomitable spirit needed in our struggle to build socialism and communism.
1968 ‘C. Aird’ Henrietta Who? x. 97 ‘I don't even know..what I don't know.’ Bill Thorpe nodded comprehendingly. ‘I follow you—though thousands wouldn't.’
1974 D. Seaman Bomb that could Lip-read ix. 73 The head of the rocket..chips off tiny fragments of steel... The poor buggers who get in the way die the death of a thousand cuts.
1980 G. Greene Dr. Fischer vii. 39 It had to be the death of a thousand cuts. He told her he forgave her..but he told her also that he could never forget her betrayal.
1980 P. Moyes Angel Death xx. 255 I can believe it. Thousands wouldn't.
1981 P. Turnbull Deep & Crisp & Even vii. 116 ‘Don't you think I'm too old?’ ‘No, a thousand times, no!’
1982 P. Inchbald Sweet Short Grass xx. 172 Oh, Franco! Yes! A thousand times yes!
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