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have no use for

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have no use for somebody/something

to have a very low opinion of someone or something To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of have no use for something (to not be able to use something)

See also: have, use

have no use for

1. Not require something, as in I don't smoke, so I have no use for a lighter. [c. 1600]

2. Dislike something or someone, as in I have no use for people who won't answer letters. [Second half of 1800s]

See also: have, use