Not Take No For An Answer Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not Take No For An Answer Idiom mean?

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not take no for an answer What does not take no for an answer mean?	to not accept someone's refusal	My aunt would not take no for an answer when I said that I would not eat dinner at her house.
not take no for an answer What does not take no for an answer mean?	to not accept someone's refusal	My aunt would not take no for an answer when I said that I could not eat dinner at her house.
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to be reminiscent of (someone or something) What does "to be reminiscent of (someone or something)" mean?	to remind someone of someone or something, to seem like someone or something	The music festival is reminiscent of the large music festivals of fifty years ago.
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Worth a shot What does "Worth a shot" mean?	If something is worth a shot, it is worth trying as there is some chance of success.
out of the woods What does "out of the woods" mean?	to be out of danger, to be in the clear	His injury is very serious and I do not think that he is out of the woods yet.
Oldest trick in the book What does "Oldest trick in the book" mean?	The oldest trick in the book is a well-known way of deceiving someone, though still effective.
eat crow What does "eat crow" mean?	to admit that you are mistaken or defeated	Our boss was forced to eat crow when he discovered that he was totally wrong.

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Not Take No For An Answer Idiom