in no uncertain terms



in no uncertain terms

Cliché in very specific and direct language. I was so mad. I told her in no uncertain terms to leave and never come back. I told him in no uncertain terms to stop calling me.
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in no uncertain terms

very clearly She was told in no uncertain terms that the magazine had no interest in her short stories.
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in no uncertain terms

if someone tells you something in no uncertain terms, they say it in a strong and direct way We were told in no uncertain terms that dishonesty would not be tolerated.
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in no uncertain terms

Emphatically, definitely so. For example, Jane told them in no uncertain terms that she wanted no part of their practical joke. The double negative in this idiom serves for emphasis. [Mid-1900s] Also see in so many words.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Enda-Irish
Raimondas-Lithuanian
Abhijit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Gy&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Jed[dʒed]
Gunnr-Norse Mythology