Hello,
I have a few statements, and hope someone can give me advice. Thanks!
1) Fail? This doesn't exist in John's dictionary.
2) You really don't know John's personality. Helping elderly? These words will never exist in his dictionary. 3) Writing a book by myself? This never exist in my dictionary.
My questions are:
a) Is this phrase 'something not in my dictionary' correct or usual way to express this particular ideas?
b) If not, would there be any common phrase or idioms that suggests the similar ideas, for statement 1 and 2?
c) Statement 3 is different from 1 and 2. In 3, it means: I want to write a book if I could, but unfortunately I don't have the skill.
Though I am not sure, I kind of feel this may not be the right way to express the original message. Can someone suggest me another way to write?
Many thanks
