refuse

an offer (one) can't refuse

An offer in which the repercussions for refusing would be so great that to do so would be either be dangerous or ill-advised. It often implies the "offer" is a threat, but this is not always the case. The phrase was coined by Mario Puzo in his 1969 novel The Godfather, and popularized by the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation of the same name. If he's not willing to agree to the contract, I might have to bring a few men over and make him an offer he can't refuse. The buyout deal was worth $9 billion to the company, so, really, it was an offer we couldn't refuse.

paper never refused ink

People are able to write whatever they want, however inaccurate or misleading. A: "It seems like all manner of nonsense is being printed these days." B: "Well, paper never refused ink!"

refuse (something) to (one)

To decline to give or grant something to one. The prison guard was accused of refusing medical treatment to dozens of inmates. Unfortunately, the company is completely within their rights to refuse insurance benefits to new employees.

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refuse to (do something)

To indicate or express that one is unwilling or determined not to do something. He refused to sign the contract because he would have to relinquish creative control of the project. I tried to call to apologize to her, but she's refusing to answer her phone.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*offer one cannot refuse

Cliché a very attractive offer. (*Typically: give one ~; make ~; make one ~.) He made me an offer I could not refuse, so I sold him my car.

refuse something to someone

to deny someone permission to receive or use something. You wouldn't refuse water to me, would you? Nothing at all was refused to the new employee.

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refuse to do something

to reject doing something; to reject a request to do something. I absolutely refuse to go there! We all refused to break the law.

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will not hear of something

and won't hear of something

will refuse to tolerate or permit something. You mustn't drive home alone. I will not hear of it. My parents won't hear of my staying out that late.

词组	refuse
释义	refuse an offer (one) can't refuse An offer in which the repercussions for refusing would be so great that to do so would be either be dangerous or ill-advised. It often implies the "offer" is a threat, but this is not always the case. The phrase was coined by Mario Puzo in his 1969 novel The Godfather, and popularized by the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation of the same name. If he's not willing to agree to the contract, I might have to bring a few men over and make him an offer he can't refuse. The buyout deal was worth $9 billion to the company, so, really, it was an offer we couldn't refuse. See also: offer, refuse paper never refused ink People are able to write whatever they want, however inaccurate or misleading. A: "It seems like all manner of nonsense is being printed these days." B: "Well, paper never refused ink!" See also: ink, never, paper, refuse refuse (something) to (one) To decline to give or grant something to one. The prison guard was accused of refusing medical treatment to dozens of inmates. Unfortunately, the company is completely within their rights to refuse insurance benefits to new employees. See also: refuse refuse to (do something) To indicate or express that one is unwilling or determined not to do something. He refused to sign the contract because he would have to relinquish creative control of the project. I tried to call to apologize to her, but she's refusing to answer her phone. See also: refuse Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. offer one cannot refuse Cliché* a very attractive offer. (Typically: give* one ~; make ~; make one ~.) He made me an offer I could not refuse, so I sold him my car. See also: cannot, offer, one, refuse refuse something to someone to deny someone permission to receive or use something. You wouldn't refuse water to me, would you? Nothing at all was refused to the new employee. See also: refuse refuse to do something to reject doing something; to reject a request to do something. I absolutely refuse to go there! We all refused to break the law. See also: refuse will not hear of something and won't hear of something will refuse to tolerate or permit something. You mustn't drive home alone. I will not hear of it. My parents won't hear of my staying out that late. See also: hear, not, of, will McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: an offer (one) can't refuse offer offer one cannot refuse you can't say fairer fairer (one') can't say fairer than that advise advise (one) about (something) advise about advised References in periodicals archive 'There is a need for more sanitary officers to be employed to cover all the routes and collect refuse from homes and offices. Kwara Ministry To Introduce Sanitary Mobile Courts It further said the skip containers will be cleaned regularly by the refuse contractor, Frontier Multi Industries, hence the RTC appeals to residents to use the containers and refrain from illegal dumping. Rehoboth Town Council face challenges with refuse removal 'Because sanitation is important to the President, he has a whole Ministry for Sanitation, while there is a Sanitation Day in every month, so, as DCE, I quickly agreed with my management to clear the refuse dump which was posing serious health risks to the people in the area,' he told The Chronicle. Berekum West District evacuates 90-yrs refuse dump Cathy Miller, the owner of Tastries Bakery, refuses to make cakes for same-sex couples because she says doing so would violate her Christian beliefs. Calif. Court Allows Baker To Discriminate Successful people refuse to copy what other people have done to be successful. 25 things successful people refuse to do Speaking of the inconvenience of not having her normal refuse bin collected for three more days than usual, she said neighbours had their refuse bins emptied in the usual way and she was unsure as to why hers had been singled out. Bin there before... this time it's not for recycling; Council says sorry for leaving Dawn's regular rubbish behind MY In this light, he said, Artak Budaghyan and activist Tigran Arakelyan can refuse from amnesty, as the Justice Ministry: Cases at the stage of preliminary and judicial investigation will not fall under amnesty Refuse To Bend is owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation, which bases most of its French stallions at Logis. Darley's Refuse To Bend to move to French stud Once again, on a Tuesday, I arrived to find refuse still there. Ignored by our refuse service; Letters Bishkek city refuse dump has exhausted its resources, Bishkek Vice Mayor Valery Kornienko told media representatives on December 11. Bishkek city refuse dump exhausts its resources Refuse trucks make thousands of stops-and-starts on their routes everyday. Hybrid Vs. hybrid: demonstration program seeks to compare hydraulic hybrid to diesel-electric in refuse vehicle application Auto Business News-14 April 2008-Volvo Trucks unveils two hybrid refuse trucks(C)2008 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Volvo Trucks unveils two hybrid refuse trucks This research on the effect of decomposed refuse on maize highlights the potentialities of the refuse to enhance improvements in the fertility and organic matter content of the soil towards sustainable growth and yield of the growing plant. Response of maize (Zea mays L.) to different levels of decomposed refuse in Uyo municipality, Nigeria Paul Holmes, the secretary of the Huddersfield branch of the Unison union, said the district's refuse collectors did a good job. 'OUR BINMEN ARE DOING A GOOD JOB'
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