not on your life

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [not on, awn yoo r, yawr, yohr lahyf]
- /nɒt ɒn, ɔn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr laɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [not on, awn yoo r, yawr, yohr lahyf]
- /nɒt ɒn, ɔn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr laɪf/

Definitions of not on your life words

noun plural not on your life the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally. 1
noun plural not on your life the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment. 1
noun plural not on your life the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one. 1
noun plural not on your life a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life. 1
noun plural not on your life the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that. 1
noun plural not on your life any specified period of animate existence: a man in middle life. 1

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Origin of not on your life

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English lif(e); Old English līf; cognate with Dutch lijf, German Leib body, Old Norse līf life, body; akin to live1

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Parts of speech for Not on your life

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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not on your life popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for not on your life

adv not on your life

don't hold your breath — sth is unlikely to happen soon
forget it — certainly not

adverb not on your life

never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
nevermore — never again; never thereafter: And nevermore were the elves seen in that town.

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