# no buts

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/no-buts
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Alternative form of no ifs, ands, or buts.

## Examples

- Clean your room now, no buts.
- I want you to finish your homework before dinner, and I want no buts about it.
- The manager demanded that the project be completed by Friday, allowing for no buts or excuses regarding the tight deadline.

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