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
GiffardGIF-ərdEnglish (Rare)
ImreEEM-reHungarian
Hildr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Jabbar-Arabic
LakshmiLUKSH-mee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
LindseyLINDZ-eeEnglish, Scottish