take no for an answer (English, verb)
expansion: take no for an answer (third-person singular simple present takes no for an answer, present participle taking no for an answer, simple past took no for an answer, past participle taken no for an answer)
Senses:
glosses: To accept a disappointing response.
tags: idiomatic
raw_tags: in the negative
Forms:
form: takes no for an answer
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking no for an answer
tags: participle
present
form: took no for an answer
tags: past
form: taken no for an answer
tags: participle
past