The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
ifs and buts — Objections • • • Main Entry: ↑if * * * ifs and buts phrase attempts to argue against doing something or to suggest difficulties Let’s have no ifs and buts, I’m determined to proceed with the plan. Thesaurus: arguments and arguingsynonym to argue … Useful english dictionary
ifs and buts — attempts to argue against doing something or to suggest difficulties Let s have no ifs and buts, I m determined to proceed with the plan … English dictionary
no ifs or buts — Ifs and Buts is a term used to describe the reasons people give for not wanting to do something. To show that you don t wish to accept any excuses, you can tell somebody that you wish to hear no ifs or buts Here IF & BUT have become nouns… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
No ifs or buts — Ifs and Buts is a term used to describe the reasons people give for not wanting to do something. To show that you don t wish to accept any excuses, you can tell somebody that you wish to hear no ifs or buts Here IF & BUT have become nouns … Dictionary of English idioms
no ifs and buts — British & Australian, American something that you say to a child to stop them arguing with you when you want them to do something. I want no ifs and buts, just tidy your room like I told you to! No ifs, ands or buts, you re going up to bed now! … New idioms dictionary
with no ifs and buts — lacking any complaints or responses, without any further discussion, without any arguments, without any complaints … English contemporary dictionary
ifs, ands, or buts — noun Modification(s), limitation(s), or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good. That must’ve been what happened. ¶ I don’t want no ifs, ands or buts! What’s all the rest of the… … Wiktionary
ifs, ands, or buts — cvb idi qualifications or excuses … From formal English to slang
no ifs, ands, or buts — without excuses or doubts. If they catch you stealing, you re fired on the spot – no ifs, ands, or buts about it … New idioms dictionary
if — if1 W1S1 [ıf] conj [: Old English; Origin: gif] 1.) used when talking about something that might happen or be true, or might have happened ▪ We ll stay at home if it rains. ▪ If you need money, I can lend you some. ▪ If I didn t apologize I d… … Dictionary of contemporary English
