British & Australian, American

something that you say to a child to stop them arguing with you when you want them to do something.

I want no ifs and buts, just tidy your room like I told you to!

No ifs, ands or buts, you're going up to bed now!

• in the midst of something
• in the money
• in the name of
• in the name of something
• in the neighborhood of
• in the neighborhood of something
• in the nick of time
• in the offing
• in the open
• in theory
• in the palm of hand
• in the palm of your hand
• in the picture
• in the pink
• in the pink of
• in the pink of something
• in the pipeline
• in the process of
• in the process of doing something
• in the public eye
• in the raw
• in the red
• in the right place at the right time
• in the rough
• in the running