there is no love lost
there is no love lost between (two people)
There is nothing but feelings of animosity, disdain, or disrespect between two people. It's awkward being friends with both John and Carroll—there's no love lost between them. It's public knowledge that there's no love lost between the president and his counterpart across the border.
See also: between, lost, love, no, there
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
there is no love lost (between someone and someone else)
There is no friendship wasted between someone and someone else (because they are enemies). Ever since their big argument, there has been no love lost between Tom and Bill. You can tell by the way that Jane is acting toward Ann that there is no love lost.
See also: lost, love, no, there
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- there is no love lost between (two people)
- there's no love lost between
- there's no love lost between A and B
- no love lost
- no love lost between (two people)
- little love lost between (two people)
- pour scorn on (one's) head
- heap scorn on (one's) head
- heap/pour scorn on somebody/something
- bad blood