no such thing

idiom

1
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.
2
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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Hours later, the Dodgers took to social media to clarify that no such thing had transpired. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 There’s no such thing as a good deal with a bad guy — or vice versa. Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Is there no such thing as empathy or sympathy anymore? Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025 And if there's one thing the series has shown is there's no such thing as a good commander. EW.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for no such thing

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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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