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It’s not an option

A1 A2 B1- B1 B2 C1

A: Are you staying here for the weekend?
B: Staying here is not an option. I need to get away ASAP.

We use this expression to say that something is not possible, or that we refuse to do something.

You can use this phrase in ………… language.

 Spoken
 Written
 Informal

Example 1
A: Are you staying here for the weekend?
B: Staying here is not an option. I need to get away ASAP.

Example 2
A: We’ve got to win the tender this weekend.
B: Yes, losing is not an option. If we lose, that’s the end of the company.

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