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Bookmark or Share- No buts - Idioms by The Free DictionaryNo reservations, restrictions, or excuses, as in You'd better be there tomorrow, and no ifs, ands, or buts about it. This expression uses the conjunctions to stand for the conditions and objections that they introduce. The earliest phrase to appear was ifs and ands in the 1600s.
- no...but...与not...but...分别是什么意思？ - 百度知道no...but...的意思是：不…但是… 举例： 1.I had no option but to pretend ignorance. 我别无他法，只能假装不知道。 2.We had no option but to abandon the meeting. 我们别无选择，只有放弃这次会面。 not...but...的意思是：不是…而是… 举例： I'm not sure* but it sounds like Miya's mother.
- The power of “No, but” - by Shankar Vedantam - Hidden BrainFrom avoiding projects that aren’t a great fit to preventing burnout, sometimes you just have to say no to things. But pushing back can be tough – especially in the workplace. In the book Seen, Heard, and Paid , WIRED editor Alan Henry suggests cushioning a “no” with a “but.”
- etymology - Origin of idiom "Not but (what/that)" - English ...Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈnɒbət/, U.S. /ˈnɑbət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adv.1, but conj.
- Where does the phrase "No ifs, no buts, no coconuts" come from?The spelling in the use I heard would be "no cuts, no buts, no coconuts". The references were slightly different than in other answers but this these differences are almost certainly regionalisms -- the spirit of the phrase is the same.
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