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have none of something

idiom
Meaning

To be completely unwilling to accept or support something.


Examples
SIMPLE

My cat will have none of that expensive food.

CONTEXTUAL

I tried to explain why I was late, but my boss would have none of my excuses.

COMPLEX

Despite the lawyer's passionate appeal for leniency, the judge would have none of it and delivered the maximum sentence.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  2. 02

    bar none

    Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

  3. 03

    Buckley's and none

    A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.

  4. 04

    chalk something up to experience

    To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.

  5. 05

    get something over with

    To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

  6. 06

    give someone something to think about

    To threaten or provide a challenge to.

  7. 07

    give something a go

    To try or attempt.

  8. 08

    give something a miss

    To forgo something.

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