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he/she doesn't have a [jealous, mean, unkind etc.] bone in his/her body
something that you say in order to emphasize that someone is not jealous, mean, unkind etc.. He'd never deliberately hurt someone's feelings - he doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
See also: body, bone, doesn't, her, his, unkind

He/She/They can whistle for it! (old-fashioned)

something that you say which means you are determined that someone will not get what they want. If they want money, they can whistle for it. They're not getting a penny out of me!
See also: can, whistle

I/he/she wasn't born yesterday!

something that you say in order to tell someone that a person is not stupid and cannot be easily deceived. You'd better think of a better excuse about the dent in my car. I wasn't born yesterday, you know! You can't expect your mother to believe that - she wasn't born yesterday!
See also: born, wasn't

That's all she wrote! (American, informal)

something that you say when something has come to an end and there is nothing more that you can say about it. We went out twice - once to the movies and once to a restaurant and that's all she wrote.
See also: all

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