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No way


idiom

Not possibly.

1. Something that you say in order to make very clear that your answer to a question is 'no'.

eg.

-Have you paid for the repair yet?
-No way! Not until we know for sure that the computer is actually working.

2. Something that you say when someone says something that is very surprising.

eg.

-Hey, I saw Ellie out with Andrew last night.
-No way!

break the mould


idiom

To do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time.

How do you like them apples


An American idiom that you say when you want someone to know how clever or successful you are, especially when you have done something better than they have.

eg.
You know that girl we were talking to last night - with the long blond hair? Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples!

According to a few sources, it originated in World War I with the "toffee apple," a kind of trench mortar bomb sometimes used to destroy tanks. We presume soldiers would say, "How you like them apples?" after an "apple" took out an enemy.

A character played by Walter Brennan used the phrase in the John Wayne movie "Rio Bravo." After throwing a stick of dynamite and seeing his partner shoot it in the air, Brennan shouted, "How do ya like them apples?"

a day late and a dollar short


Idiom.

(USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late. It's not enough to be useful.

eg.
The government's attempts at reform were a day late and a dollar short.