take no for an answer
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take no for an answer (third-person singular simple present takes no for an answer, present participle taking no for an answer, simple past took no for an answer, past participle taken no for an answer)
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- Chiefly used in the negative to indicate perseverance: "He won't take no for an answer."
Translations edit
accept a disappointing response