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 + asThere 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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Maybe there’s no such thing as an odds-on favorite, but former Giants catcher and Rangers special assistant Nick Hundley sure seems to check all the boxes.
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There’s no such thing as perfect, so take it day by day, Gemini.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Maybe there’s no such thing as an odds-on favorite, but former Giants catcher and Rangers special assistant Nick Hundley sure seems to check all the boxes.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
There’s no such thing as perfect, so take it day by day, Gemini.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
There's no such thing as a bad time for an island getaway.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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