not be having any of it

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!

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.

not be having any of it

be absolutely unwilling to cooperate. informal

See also: any, have, not, of

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be not having any (of it)
he, she, etc. isn't having any
not having any
deduce
deduce (something) from (something)
deduce from
fly into the face of danger
have a bad time
act like a cold fish
be a cold fish

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not be a patch on something
not be able to do something for toffee
not be able to get a word in edgeways
not be able to get a word in edgewise
not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other
not be able to tell one end from the other
not be able to tell one end of something from the other
not be about to do something
not be above
not be above doing something
not be all beer and skittles
not be all day
not be all morning
not be all there
not be born yesterday
not be caught dead
not be caught dead at
not be caught dead doing
not be caught dead doing something
not be caught dead in
not be caught dead with
not be cut out for something
not be feeling up to it
not be feeling up to something
not be feeling up to, to
not be for the faint of heart, to
not be forte
not be forte, to
not be fussed
not be getting any younger
not be having any of it
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the race
not be in the same class
not be in the same league
not be in the same league/class/street
not be in the same street
not be long for this world
not be lost on
not be lost on (someone)
not be lost on her
not be lost on him
not be lost on me
not be lost on them
not be lost on us
not be lost on you
not be made of money
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not be on
not be one's forte, to
not be oneself
not be oneself
not be pulling one's weight, to
not be pulling somebody's weight, to
not be pulling someone's weight, to
not be pulling weight, to
not be seen dead at
not be seen dead in
not be seen dead with
not be somebody's cup of tea
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