no
no can do I am unable to do it (used especially in refusing to comply with a request). informal
no man's land an intermediate or ambiguous area of thought or activity.
☞ This phrase was used literally in the late 16th century for a piece of land without an owner, but it is particularly associated with the terrain between the German trenches and those of the Allied forces in World War I. The figurative use of the phrase dates from the late 19th century.
the noes have it the negative votes are in the majority. Compare with the ayes have it (ataye).
no two ways about it: seetwo.
not (or never) take no for an answer persist in spite of refusals.
no way under no circumstances; not at all. informal
no worries all right; fine. informal
- or no - regardless of the person, thing, or quality specified.
1995Kazuo IshiguroThe Unconsoled I was thinking there's no reason we can't start doing all sorts of things together now, house or no house.
yes and no: seeyes.