no two ways about it
no two ways about it
No choice, alternative, or other interpretation. No two ways about it. We're going to have to sell the farm. Sorry, Bill, we have to let you go. There's no two ways about it.
See also: no, two, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
no two ways about it
no choice about it; no other interpretation of it. (Note the form there's rather than there are.) You have to go to the doctor whether you like it or not. There's no two ways about it. This letter means you're in trouble with the tax people. There's no two ways about it.
See also: no, two, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
no two ways about it
No room for difference of opinion, no alternative, as in We have to agree on the nomination, and no two ways about it. [Early 1800s]
See also: no, two, way
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
no two ways about it
used to convey that there can be no doubt about something.See also: no, two, way
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
(there are) no two ways aˈbout it
(informal) used for saying that there is only one possible way to consider a particular situation or fact: There are no two ways about it — these sales figures are terrible!See also: no, two, way
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
no two ways about it
There’s no alternative, no room for disagreement. This expression became popular in America in the early 1800s, and was picked up by Dickens in his American Notes (1842): “They’re pretty nigh full . . . and no two ways about it.” It remains current.
See also: no, two, way
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- it's too late for sorry
- in a sorry state
- state
- sorry to say
- say to
- (I'm) sorry to hear that
- (one) could go (on) all day (about something)
- say (something) to (one)
- complexion
- put a new/different complexion on something