doing

the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing

something that you say which means that communication in an organization is bad so that one part does not know what is happening in another part. I was sent the same letter from two different departments. I get the feeling the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

See also: doesn't, hand, know, left, right

Nothing doing. (informal)

something that you say in order to tell someone that you refuse to do something. 'Will you take us, then?' 'I've told you, nothing doing.'

See also: nothing

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know what you are doing

to have the necessary knowledge or experience to do something. Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport, so I hope he knows what he's doing.

See also: know

nothing doing

I will not do that or agree to that. She wanted to come to the dance tonight but her father said nothing doing.

See also: nothing

take some doing

to need a lot of effort. It took some doing, but I finally got the manager to agree to hire you.

See also: some, take