of course not
idiom
—used informally to say no in a way that shows one is very definite
"Are you angry with me for being late?" "Of course not!"
"Did you take the money?" "Of course not!"
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But could the treaty, going back to England’s King Richard II, be in jeopardy because one of his very distant descendants, Prince Harry, has decided to buy a second home in Portugal?
OK, of course not.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
And of course not everyone in the business gets it.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024
No, of course not, although much that is praiseworthy can be said of the Jewish religion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Podcasters are of course not the only people with a tendency to arrive and ask difficult questions.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Hozier is of course not the first younger artist to make a point of finding ways to put Staples back in the limelight.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of them are resisting, and that number is of course not in the tens of millions.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Cathy demurs — No, of course not — but Joey's response concerns me.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2023
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
And of course not everyone in the business gets it.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024
No, of course not, although much that is praiseworthy can be said of the Jewish religion.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
This type of claim is of course not unique to China; think, for instance, of Spain’s claims to Gibraltar.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Podcasters are of course not the only people with a tendency to arrive and ask difficult questions.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Hozier is of course not the first younger artist to make a point of finding ways to put Staples back in the limelight.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Some of them are resisting, and that number is of course not in the tens of millions.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Cathy demurs — No, of course not — but Joey's response concerns me.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2023
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“Of course not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20course%20not. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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