| 释义 |
not on your nellyBritish informal Certainly not: Charlie shook his head vigorously. ‘Not on your nelly, mate.’...- Frankie Howerd was the man with the catchphrases ‘titter ye not’, ‘shut yer face’ and ‘not on your nelly’.
- Surely this would make her a heroine, a whistle-blower, someone who was being bullied and discriminated against, an all-round good girl with priceless victim credentials - but no, not on your nelly.
- Generating incremental sales commissions through a low-cost distribution channel like the website its passengers use - not on your nelly!
Originally as not on your Nelly Duff, rhyming slang for 'puff' (i.e. breath of life); modelled on the phrase not on your life See parent entry: nelly |