never/not in a thousand/million/billion years

idiom

informal

—used as a strong way of saying that something is extremely unlikely or impossible

Never in a million years did I think she would quit her job.

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But my husband also would never in a million years. —

Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2024 The attorney general has the power — but, alas, never in a million years, the inclination — to put the school under remedial care, with a new board. —

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