have/hold/want no truck with
idiom
: to refuse to be involved with (someone or something)
I'll have no truck with such nonsense.
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Jonathan Gitlin This pick will probably upset some purists out there, those who have no truck with a car built on a platform designed to be powertrain agnostic.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Daniel and Benedict have no truck with mess and muddle.
—Grace McCloud, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Daniel and Benedict have no truck with mess and muddle.
—Grace McCloud, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
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“Have/hold/want no truck with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fhold%2Fwant%20no%20truck%20with. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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