in no uncertain terms
idiom
: in a very clear and direct way
My mother told me in no uncertain terms to never say that word again!
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But here was Rachel essentially telling him in no uncertain terms that the jury did not respect his game.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Ian, revved up by the camogie carnage and fresh off consoling Eva (eye emojis x2), takes it upon himself to tell Angelica in no uncertain terms to back off the Garvey sisters.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Canada is on track to reach 1.76 percent of GDP on defense spending by 2030, a policy that U.S. lawmakers have criticized in no uncertain terms as unacceptable.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
In September 1970, after Allende finished first in a three-way presidential election, Nixon summoned CIA Director Richard Helms to the White House and told him in no uncertain terms to foment a preventive coup—one that would keep Allende from taking office despite his victory.
—Jack Devine, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Ian, revved up by the camogie carnage and fresh off consoling Eva (eye emojis x2), takes it upon himself to tell Angelica in no uncertain terms to back off the Garvey sisters.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Canada is on track to reach 1.76 percent of GDP on defense spending by 2030, a policy that U.S. lawmakers have criticized in no uncertain terms as unacceptable.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
In September 1970, after Allende finished first in a three-way presidential election, Nixon summoned CIA Director Richard Helms to the White House and told him in no uncertain terms to foment a preventive coup—one that would keep Allende from taking office despite his victory.
—Jack Devine, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2014
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“In no uncertain terms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20no%20uncertain%20terms. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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