no such thing

phrase

1
used to say that a particular person, object, etc., does not really exist
A perfect person? There's no such thing.
often + as
There is no such thing as a unicorn.
2
used to say that one did not say or do something that someone believes or says one did
"He said that you're not going with us." "I said no such thing."

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There's no such thing as a perfect parental-child relationship. Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026 According to People, multiple sources confirmed a black tie dress code, so there's no such thing as too fancy. Lizzie Logan, Glamour, 4 July 2026 After all, Aquarius’ zodiac archetype is all about collective consciousness and the greater good of mankind — there’s no such thing as an individual without a community and vice versa. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 The fact that multiple models can detect COVID in a cough suggests that there is no such thing as truly asymptomatic coronavirus infection—physical changes always occur that change the way a person produces sound. Megan Scudellari, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2020

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“No such thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20such%20thing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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