not on your life

not on your life
not for (anything in) the world & not for love nor money & not on your life
Fig. not for anything (no matter what its value). (Note the variation in the examples. The order of

love nor money

is fixed.) •

I won't do it for love nor money.

He said he wouldn't do it—not for the world.

* * *
{adv. phr.}, {informal} Certainly not; not ever; not for any reason. - Used for emphasis. * /I wouldn't drive a car with brakes like that - not on your life./ * /Did he thank me for my advice? Not on your life./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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