no such thing

idiom

—used to say that a particular person, object, etc., does not really exist

A perfect person? There's no such thing.

—often + as

There is no such thing as a unicorn.

—used to say that one did not say or do something that someone believes or says one did

"He said that you're not going with us." "I said no such thing."

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Allan Lichtman, a historian and professor at American University often called the Nostradamus of presidential elections, has two notes for you: there is no such thing as an October surprise and Kamala Harris is still set to win. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Of course, there’s no such thing as laurel resting in Johnson’s makeup. —

Nancy Kruh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 There’s no such thing as a typical Steve McQueen movie. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 That’s a simple truth, and while anyone who has ever looked in their junk folder will know, there’s no such thing as a perfect spam filter. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no such thing

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