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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 |
|---|
| Lucette | | - | French |
| Dunja | | DOO-nyah (Serbian, Croatian) | Serbian, Croatian, Slovene |
| Gnaeus | | GNIE-uws (Ancient Roman), NIE-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Loukianos | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Rumena | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| AntÓNia | | - | Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian |