phrasal
: to no purpose : with no results : no go
tried to talk the buyer into redrawing the contract … but it was no soap — F.B.Gipson
I was asked, I was cajoled … I was threatened — but no soap — F.H.La Guardia
phrasal
: to no purpose : with no results : no go
tried to talk the buyer into redrawing the contract … but it was no soap — F.B.Gipson
I was asked, I was cajoled … I was threatened — but no soap — F.H.La Guardia
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012