no deal slang Not agreed to; refused or useless; without success or result; no; certainly not.
■ Used in the predicate or to refuse something.
Billy wanted to let Bob join the team, but I said that it was no deal because Bob was too young. "Let me have a dollar." "No dice!" answered Joe. I tried to get Mary on the telephone but it was no go. "Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "No sale, I have my music lesson tomorrow." I asked Dad for a new bicycle but it was no soap. Compare: NOTHING DOING, NO USE.
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