no can do en · INTJ
Etymology
From Chinese Pidgin English, calquing Chinese 不能做 (bùnéng zuò, “cannot do”).
Meanings
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(informal) I cannot do it.
But I can't go for that, no no / No can do
1981, “I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)”, in Private Eyes, performed by Hall & Oates:Tony Stark: If Thanos needs all six, why don't we just stick this one down a garbage disposal? Doctor Strange: No can do. Wong: We swore an oath to protect the Time Stone with our lives.
2018, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Avengers: Infinity War: