cut no ice
idiom
informal
: to not have importance to someone
—usually + with
His opinion cuts no ice with me.
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But a majority for an approach or idea that doesn’t translate into majority support for a party cuts no ice.
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Kerry Brown, TIME, 13 Jan. 2024
That cuts no ice with our protagonist, who’s never more comfortable than as a fake person: The void at the core of Rizwan’s stunningly limber portrayal, as Aden effortlessly slips between characters and stalls when playing himself, is what’s most compelling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 July 2023
This argument cut no ice with my parents.
—Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021
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Kerry Brown, TIME, 13 Jan. 2024
That cuts no ice with our protagonist, who’s never more comfortable than as a fake person: The void at the core of Rizwan’s stunningly limber portrayal, as Aden effortlessly slips between characters and stalls when playing himself, is what’s most compelling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 July 2023
This argument cut no ice with my parents.
—Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021
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“Cut no ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20no%20ice. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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