"no dice" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "A term used in the game craps when the dice land off the table, invalidating the throw.",
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      "expansion": "no dice",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "An unacceptable alternative."
      ],
      "id": "en-no_dice-en-phrase-NIWCOJ6k",
      "links": [
        [
          "unacceptable",
          "unacceptable"
        ],
        [
          "alternative",
          "alternative"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) An unacceptable alternative."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unfavorable result."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "unfavorable",
          "unfavorable"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) An unfavorable result."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We looked all over the house for it. No dice."
        },
        {
          "text": "The board considered the proposal at the meeting, but no dice for now."
        },
        {
          "text": "No dice, son, you gotta work late, Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express a negative outcome or decision"
      ],
      "id": "en-no_dice-en-phrase--LeagUOm",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to express a negative outcome or decision"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "17 34 48",
          "word": "no-go"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 34 48",
          "word": "no joy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 34 48",
          "word": "no soap"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-no dice.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "no dice"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrases",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A term used in the game craps when the dice land off the table, invalidating the throw.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "no dice",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "no-go"
    },
    {
      "word": "no joy"
    },
    {
      "word": "no soap"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unacceptable alternative."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unacceptable",
          "unacceptable"
        ],
        [
          "alternative",
          "alternative"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) An unacceptable alternative."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unfavorable result."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unfavorable",
          "unfavorable"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) An unfavorable result."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We looked all over the house for it. No dice."
        },
        {
          "text": "The board considered the proposal at the meeting, but no dice for now."
        },
        {
          "text": "No dice, son, you gotta work late, Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express a negative outcome or decision"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to express a negative outcome or decision"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "no dice"
}