have none of something

have none of something
have none of something informal phrase
to not allow someone to do something or behave in a particular way

He wanted to teach her how to manage her money, but she was having none of it.

Let’s have none of your silly excuses.

Thesaurus: to refuse permission, or to not allow somethingsynonym
Main entry: none

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have/want none of sth idiom
to refuse to accept sth

I offered to pay but he was having none of it.

Main entry:noneidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • have none of something — informal to not allow someone to do something or behave in a particular way He wanted to teach her how to manage her money, but she was having none of it. Let s have none of your silly excuses …   English dictionary

  • have none of — phrasal : to refuse to allow, tolerate, or have anything to do with will have none of your sloppy ways around this house as soon as he found the business was dishonest he would have none of it * * * have none of : to refuse to accept, allow, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • want none of something — have/want none of sth idiom to refuse to accept sth • I offered to pay but he was having none of it. Main entry: ↑noneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • none — [ nʌn ] function word, quantifier *** None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • will have (or want) none of something — refuse to approve or take part in something. → none …   English new terms dictionary

  • none — [[t]nʌ̱n[/t]] ♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of def n None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself... None of us knew how to treat …   English dictionary

  • none */*/*/ — UK [nʌn] / US adverb, pronoun Summary: None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently… …   English dictionary

  • none — 1 /nVn/ pronoun 1 not any of something: I was going to offer you some cake but there s none left. | none of: Everyone was talking about it it did not matter to them that none of it was true. | She had inherited none of her mother s beauty. | none …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • none — none1 W2S1 [nʌn] pron [: Old English; Origin: nan, from ne not + an one ] 1.) not any amount of something or not one of a group of people or things ▪ I wish I could offer you some cake but there s none left. ▪ Although these were good students,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • have — 1 strong, auxiliary verb past tense had, strong, third person singularpresent tense has; strong, negative short forms: haven t, hadn t, hasn t 1 used with the past participle of another verb to make the perfect tense of that verb: We have… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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