what part of no don't you understand?
what part of no don't you understand?
I mean no, and that’s that. This flat denial dates from the late 1900s. It gained currency with a popular song, “What part of no don’t you understand? To put it plain and simple I’m not into one-night stands” (recorded by country music singer Lorrie Morgan, 1992; lyrics by Wayne Perry and Gerald Smith). Also see won't take no for an answer.
See also: no, of, part, what
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- just don't/doesn't get it, you/he/she
- dance card is full, my
- give (someone) what for, to
- Greek to me, it's/that's (all)
- denial is not (just) a river in Egypt
- yank
- don't change/swap horses in midstream
- go to the devil/hell