not a sausage

English

Noun

not a sausage

  1. absolutely nothing, none of something.
    He said he would get in touch, but it's been over a week and not a sausage.
    I've just looked through our accounts, and it's not good. We've got nothing, not a sausage.

Usage notes

  • This is normally used to refer to no amount of something specific that is implied. In the examples above, the "sausage" is described as "communication" and "money".
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