in no position to

idiom

: not able to
I'm in no position to lend you any money.

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He’s had a disappointing season, no doubt, but the Rangers are in no position to write off the 2020 No. 1 overall pick. Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 Nick Suzuki broke in alone and Jeremy Swayman made a skate save but was in no position to stop the rebound attempt and Zach Bolduc scored. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025 The battered Communist island, which is going through one of its biggest economic crises in recent memory, is in no position to provide military aid to Venezuela, and beyond Rodríguez’s statements, Cuba has remained on the sidelines. Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 2 Dec. 2025 Dad is in no position to take in a troubled teenager. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in no position to

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“In no position to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20no%20position%20to. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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