1. Home
2. Idioms
3. no ifs and buts

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