no ifs and buts



no ifs and buts

  (British & Australian) also no ifs, ands or buts (American)
something that you say to a child to stop them arguing with you when you want them to do something I want no ifs and buts, just tidy your room like I told you to! No ifs, ands or buts, you're going up to bed now!
See also: and, but, if

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rosamond['rɔzəmənd]
ZİYnet-Turkish
JanekYAH-nek (Polish)Polish, Czech
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Dorete-Danish
Beatricebe-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)Italian, English, Swedish