not take no for an answer

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Fig. not to accept someone's refusal. (A polite way of being insistent.) Now, you must drop over and see us tomorrow. We won't take no for an answer. I had to go to their party. They just wouldn't take no for an answer.

See also: answer, take

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How he would not take no for an answer, that young man, recently departed. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context			Not much not much to look at Not on your life! Not on your nelly! not one iota not open mouth not out of the woods not place not put a foot wrong not put it past not right now, thanks not see the forest for the trees not see the wood for the trees not set foot somewhere not shed a tear not show face not sit well not sleep a wink not so hot not stand for it not stand the sight of not suffer fools not supposed to not take anything for granted not take kindly to not take no for an answer not tell a soul not the end of the world not the half of it not think twice about not to mention not to put too fine a point on it not to speak of not to touch a drop Not to worry not too shabby not touch with a ten-foot pole not trouble head about not up to scratch and not up to snuff not worth a damn not worth a dime not worth a hill of beans and not amount to a hill of beans; not ... not worth mentioning not worth the paper is printed on not worth the paper it's written on not worth the trouble not worth while notch notch above notch below notch up			Not Sufficient Funds Check Not Sufficient Funds Checks Not Sufficient Funds Fee Not Sufficient Funds Fees Not Sufficient Information not suitable Not Suitable for 56k Modem Not Suitable For Air Play Not Suitable for Children Not Suitable for Family Not Suitable for Men Not Suitable for Minors Not Suitable For Women Not Suitable for Work Not Suitable for You not support Not Supported by Work not supposed to Not Sure Not Sure Not sure if job offer is legal not surprised not tainted not take anything for granted not take kindly to not take kindly to not take no for an answer not take stock in not take stock in something Not Taken Not Taken Up not tampered with Not tea Not tea Not tea not tell a soul Not Tested Not That I Care Not That I Know Of Not That I Like It Not That I'm Aware Of Not That I'm Bitter Not That I'm Bitter or Anything Not That It Makes Much of A Difference Not That It Matters Not That It Matters Much Not that there's anything wrong with that Not That You Asked Not That You Asked But Not That You Care Not the Desired Effect Not the End of the World not the half of not the half of not the half of not the half of

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