Maeve Y Pham
2021-08-03 02:08
Not have a bar of (something) Australia New Zealand verb phrase
To not accept or have anything to do with something
Although Mary explained to the teacher why she was late yesterday, he wouldn't have a bar of it.
We’ve all been working so hard on the latest project, but our clients are not having a bar of its quality.
Your suggestion sounds very good, but we are not having a bar of it.
Even though the cake had just been made this morning, our head chef would not have a bar of it.
To dismiss or reject a person from a job, or a relationship
Absolutely or definitely not
Certainly not
Used to say that you accept someone as they are without judging them for their faults,or the strange habit or feature of their character
The origin of this expression is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
To be outperformed or outrun by someone, usually by a very wide margin.
You have to be quicker to finish this task or you will eat other my dust.
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