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take no for an answer

idiom

To accept a disappointing response.


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  1. 01

    answer on a postcard

    A brief answer or opinion.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer the call of nature

    To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

  4. 04

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  5. 05

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  6. 06

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  7. 07

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  8. 08

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

    Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

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