have no truck with

have no truck with
have no truck with (informal)
To have nothing to do with
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Main Entry: ↑truck

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have/want/no truck with formal phrase
to be unwilling to accept someone or something or to be involved with them

They have no truck with the idea of social equality.

Thesaurus: unwillingness and to be unwillingsynonym
Main entry: truck

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have (or want) no truck with
avoid or wish to avoid dealings or being associated with

we have no truck with that style of gutter journalism


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • have no truck with — (someone/something) to refuse to become involved with someone or something. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you do not approve of …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with — If you have no truck with something or someone, you refuse to get involved with it or them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • have no truck with — ► have no truck with choose to avoid dealings or association with. Main Entry: ↑truck …   English terms dictionary

  • have no truck with someone — have no truck with (someone/something) to refuse to become involved with someone or something. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you do not approve of …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with something — have no truck with (someone/something) to refuse to become involved with someone or something. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes. Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you do not approve of …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with something — have no truck with (something/someone) to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of them. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with someone — have no truck with (something/someone) to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of them. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with someone — have no truck with (something/someone) to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of them. Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no truck with somebody — have/want no truck with sb/sth idiom (BrE) to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth • We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations. Main entry: ↑truckidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have no truck with something — have/want no truck with sb/sth idiom (BrE) to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth • We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations. Main entry: ↑truckidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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