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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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Aminta | | - | Literature |
| Charlot | | shar-LO | French |
| Japik | | - | Frisian (Rare) |
| LechosŁAw | | le-KHAW-swahf | Polish |
| Theodulus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Arnold | | AHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German) | English, German, Ancient Germanic |