take no for an answer
verb1
Idiomatic, In the negative To accept a refusal or rejection and cease pressing the issue.
- No, I won't take no for an answer / Girl I made up my mind / Gonna be loving you, loving you / No, I won't take no for an answer1976, Eddie Kendricks, “I Won't Take No”, in He's A Friend:
- However, as anyone who knew Adrian Shooter would affirm, he very rarely took no for an answer.2024 August 21, Peter Plisner, “The changing role of our railway stations”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 62:
- Related terms
- insist