Idioms

not having any

be not having any (of it)

1. To not want any part (in something); to be completely disinterested (in something). My mother wasn't having any of it when I suggested she come bungee jumping with us. Hiking in this weather? No thank you, I'm not having any! You can go to the mall on Christmas Eve—I'm not having any of it, though!
2. To completely disagree (with something); to not believe something at all. I tried to pass it off like it was the dog that broke the lamp, but my wife wasn't having any of it. We laid out our reasons for voting "Yes" in the referendum, but our neighbor wasn't having any. A: "I told Mom I wasn't smoking, but she wasn't having any of it." B: "Yeah, probably because you reek of smoke."
See also: any, have, not
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not having any

see under not have it.
See also: any, have, not
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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"But the season."as gone now and I don't ever want to have to talk about kids and not having any money and stuff.
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Miguel Robeiro Mendes Luis, 29, of Pearl Street, Adamsdown, Cardiff, was fined pounds 60 with pounds 45 costs and ordered to pay pounds 85 back duty for not having any car tax.
Daniel Francis Marshman, 23, of Arlington Crescent, Llanrumney, Cardiff, was fined pounds 20 with pounds 45 costs for not having any car tax.
Stephen Ormond, 47, of Elmfield Close, St Mellons, Cardiff, was fined pounds 30 with pounds 45 costs and ordered to pay pounds 13.75 back duty for not having any car tax.
Daniel James Ure, 40, of Station Road, Radyr, Cardiff, was fined pounds 75 with pounds 45 costs and ordered to pay pounds 210.84 back duty for not having any car tax.
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