no returns in English

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          "text": "A pinch and a punch for the first of the month, and no returns!"
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          "ref": "2006, Annie Davy, New Playwork: Play and Care for Children 4-16:",
          "text": "They are developing patterns of language use and sharing an understanding of the rules of their game. Sebastian does not 'answer back' when Natasha says 'No returns'.",
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        "Used in children's games to forbid another player from responding in kind, doing the same thing that was just done to them."
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  "word": "no returns"
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        },
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          "text": "They are developing patterns of language use and sharing an understanding of the rules of their game. Sebastian does not 'answer back' when Natasha says 'No returns'.",
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        "Used in children's games to forbid another player from responding in kind, doing the same thing that was just done to them."
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  "word": "no returns"
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"no returns" meaning in English

Interjection