Idiom
take no for an answer
Meaning
To accept a disappointing response.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is very stubborn and will not take no for an answer.”
“The salesperson was so persistent that he simply refused to take no for an answer when I tried to leave.”
“Despite the committee's repeated rejections of his proposal, the ambitious architect refused to take no for an answer and continued to lobby for his vision.”
Examples
simple
“He is very stubborn and will not take no for an answer.”
contextual
“The salesperson was so persistent that he simply refused to take no for an answer when I tried to leave.”
complex
“Despite the committee's repeated rejections of his proposal, the ambitious architect refused to take no for an answer and continued to lobby for his vision.”
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