on no account

on no account
NEVER, under no circumstances, not for any reason.

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on no account
Not for any reason or consideration
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Main Entry:account

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on no account/not on any account/ phrase
used to say in a strong and definite way that something must not happen or be done

On no account should the soldiers be blamed for what happened.

A doctor should not, on any account, break his confidence.

Thesaurus: ways of saying nosynonym
Main entry: account

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under no circumstances

on no account let anyone know we're interested

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on no account (or not on any account)
chiefly Brit : for no reason : under no circumstances
— used to say that something will not or should not happen

On no account should the children be left at home alone.

They said that on no account would they leave before the end of the game.

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Main Entry:account

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on no account | not on any account idiom
(used to emphasize sth) not for any reason

On no account should the house be left unlocked.

Main entry:accountidiom

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