To refuse firmly: “He wanted to get some more money, but this time I ________.”
| PUT MY FOOT DOWN | 298 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN | 144 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN FLAT | 102 |
| SAID NO | 83 |
| REFUSED | 60 |
| FLATLY REFUSED | 33 |
| NR | 28 |
| ABSOLUTELY REFUSED | 20 |
| SET MY FOOT DOWN | 16 |
| STOOD PAT | 14 |
| STOOD MY GROUND | 13 |
| TOLD HIM OFF | 12 |
| CUT HIM OFF | 11 |
| REFUSED HIM | 10 |
| TOLD HIM NO | 10 |
| WOULDN’T GIVE IN | 9 |
| DIDN’T GIVE IN | 8 |
| FOOLED HIM | 8 |
| SAID NOTHING DOING | 8 |
| HELD OUT | 7 |
| SHUT HIM OFF | 7 |
| STUCK TO MY GUNS | 7 |
| POSITIVELY REFUSED | 6 |
| STOOD FIRM | 6 |
| STOOD HIM OFF | 6 |
| BALKED | 5 |
| CUT HIM OFF SHORT | 5 |
| DENIED HIM | 5 |
| RENEGED | 5 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN COLD | 5 |
| DIDN’T LET HIM HAVE IT | 4 |
| DREW THE LINE | 4 |
| FLATLY SAID NO | 4 |
| LAID THE LAW DOWN | 4 |
| SAID ABSOLUTELY NO | 4 |
| SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT | 4 |
| WAS ADAMANT | 4 |
| CLAMPED DOWN | 3 |
| DIDN’T GIVE IT TO HIM | 3 |
| HELD MY GROUND | 3 |
| LET HIM DOWN | 3 |
| PUT HIM DOWN | 3 |
| WOULDN’T BUDGE | 3 |
| DEFINITELY REFUSED | 2 |
| DIDN’T FALL FOR IT | 2 |
| FLATLY REFUSED HIM | 2 |
| FLATLY TURNED HIM DOWN | 2 |
| HELD FAST | 2 |
| HELD MY OWN | 2 |
| INSISTED | 2 |
| JUST SAID NO | 2 |
| POSITIVELY REFUSED HIM | 2 |
| PUT HIM OFF | 2 |
| SAID FLATLY NO | 2 |
| SAID NO AND MEANT IT | 2 |
| SAID NO DICE | 2 |
| SAID NO SIRREE | 2 |
| SAID POSITIVELY NO | 2 |
| STALLED HIM OFF | 2 |
| STOPPED HIM COLD | 2 |
| TOLD HIM NO SOAP | 2 |
| TURNED HIM | 2 |
| WAS FIRM | 2 |
| WAS FIRM WITH HIM | 2 |
| ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY SAID NO | 1 |
| ABSOLUTELY SAID NO | 1 |
| AIN’T GONNA BE A-LENDING HIM ALL THE TIME | 1 |
| AIN’T GONNA DO THAT | 1 |
| BACKED UP | 1 |
| BACKED WATER | 1 |
| BLANKLY REFUSED | 1 |
| BOWED MY BACK | 1 |
| BRUSHED HIM OFF | 1 |
| BUCKED | 1 |
| BUCKLED DOWN | 1 |
| BUTTONED MY POCKET | 1 |
| CALLED A HALT | 1 |
| CALLED HIS BLUFF | 1 |
| CALLED HIS HAND | 1 |
| CALLED IT QUITS | 1 |
| CAME DOWN ON HIM LIKE A THOUSAND OF BRICKS | 1 |
| CAN’T DO IT | 1 |
| CLAMPED DOWN ON HIM | 1 |
| CLAMPED UP | 1 |
| CLIPPED IT OFF | 1 |
| COULDN’T BE MOVED | 1 |
| COULDN’T GO FOR IT | 1 |
| COULDN’T SEE IT ANY OTHER WAY | 1 |
| CRACKED DOWN ON HIM | 1 |
| CUT HIM OFF WITHOUT A PENNY | 1 |
| CUT HIM SHORT | 1 |
| CUT HIS WATER OFF | 1 |
| DECLINED | 1 |
| DIDN’T BITE | 1 |
| DIDN’T BUDGE | 1 |
| DIDN’T CHANCE IT | 1 |
| DIDN’T FALL | 1 |
| DIDN’T GIVE AN INCH | 1 |
| DIDN’T LET HIM HAVE ANY | 1 |
| DIDN’T TAKE THE HINT | 1 |
| EMPHATICALLY SAID NO | 1 |
| FAILED TO YIELD TO HIM | 1 |
| FIRMLY REFUSED | 1 |
| FLATLY REJECTED HIM | 1 |
| FLATLY TOLD HIM NO | 1 |
| FROZE | 1 |
| GAVE HIM A DEFINITE NO | 1 |
| GAVE HIM A FLAT NO | 1 |
| GAVE HIM A POSITIVE NO | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BOOT | 1 |
| GAVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF | 1 |
| GOT HIM TOLD | 1 |
| GOT MY FOOT DOWN | 1 |
| GOT THE MESSAGE ACROSS | 1 |
| HAD TO REFUSE HIM | 1 |
| HAVE SHOWN HIM SOMETHING | 1 |
| HEADED HIM OFF | 1 |
| HELT OUT ON HIM | 1 |
| I’M WISE | 1 |
| IT’S NO | 1 |
| JUST FLAT REFUSED | 1 |
| JUST FLATLY REFUSED HIM | 1 |
| JUST NOT GOING TO DO IT | 1 |
| JUST SAID FLATLY NO | 1 |
| JUST SAID HELL NO | 1 |
| JUST TOLD HIM THAT WAS IT | 1 |
| KNEW BETTER | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM OUT | 1 |
| LAID DOWN THE LAW | 1 |
| LOWERED THE BOOM | 1 |
| NAILED HIM | 1 |
| NIXED IT | 1 |
| OUTSMARTED HIM | 1 |
| OVERPOWERED HIM | 1 |
| PLAYED HIM SMART | 1 |
| POSITIVELY DECLINED | 1 |
| POSITIVELY WOULDN’T LET HIM HAVE IT | 1 |
| POSTITVELY REFUSED | 1 |
| PROTESTED | 1 |
| PUT A STOP TO IT | 1 |
| PUT MY FOOT DOWN AND FLATLY REFUSED | 1 |
| PUT MY FOOT DOWN FLAT | 1 |
| PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON IT | 1 |
| PUT THE BRAKES ON | 1 |
| PUT THE CLAMPS ON | 1 |
| PUT THE CLAMPS ON HIM | 1 |
| PUT THE STOPPER ON IT | 1 |
| REFUSED FIRMLY | 1 |
| REFUSED FLAT | 1 |
| REFUSED POINT BLANK | 1 |
| REFUSED TO LET HIM HAVE IT | 1 |
| REJECTED HIM | 1 |
| RESISTED | 1 |
| SAID DEFINITELY NO | 1 |
| SAID I’M THROUGH | 1 |
| SAID NO GOT | 1 |
| SAID NO IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS | 1 |
| SAID NO IN SEVENTEEN LANGUAGES | 1 |
| SAID NO SIR | 1 |
| “SAID NO, AND I MEANT IT” | 1 |
| “SAID NO, DEFINITELY” | 1 |
| “SAID NO, PERIOD” | 1 |
| SAID NOT | 1 |
| SAID NOT BY A DARN SIGHT | 1 |
| SAID NO–THAT’S THE END | 1 |
| SAID PHOOEY ON THAT | 1 |
| SAID PLAIN NO | 1 |
| SAID THAT’S IT | 1 |
| SAT DOWN ON HIM | 1 |
| SAT ON HIM | 1 |
| SET DOWN ON IT | 1 |
| SHOOK HIM OFF | 1 |
| SHOOK MY HEAD | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM DIFFERENT | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM THE DOOR | 1 |
| SHUT DOWN | 1 |
| SHUT OFF HIS WATER | 1 |
| SNUBBED HIM | 1 |
| SQUELCHED HIM | 1 |
| STAYED PAT | 1 |
| STEPPED MY FOOT DOWN | 1 |
| STEPPED UP ON HIM | 1 |
| STOOD MY GROUNDS | 1 |
| STOOD PAT ON MY REFUSAL | 1 |
| STOPPED HIM | 1 |
| STOPPED IT | 1 |
| STRONGLY REFUSED | 1 |
| STUCK HIM OUT | 1 |
| STUCK WITH MY GUNS | 1 |
| TALKED HIM DOWN | 1 |
| TALKED HIM OUT OF IT | 1 |
| THREW HIM OUT | 1 |
| THREW THE BRAKES | 1 |
| TOLD HIM FLAT | 1 |
| TOLD HIM FLAT-FOOTED | 1 |
| TOLD HIM FLATLY NO | 1 |
| TOLD HIM HE’D HAD IT | 1 |
| “TOLD HIM NO, RIGHT OUT” | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO GET GOING | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO GO FLY A KITE | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO GO JUMP IN THE LAKE | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO GO PEDDLE HIS PAPERS ELSEWHERE | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO GO TO HELL | 1 |
| TOLD HIM TO KNOCK IT OFF | 1 |
| “TOLD HIM, NOTHING DOING” | 1 |
| TURNED A DEAF EAR | 1 |
| TURNED HIM DOWN COLD TURKEY | 1 |
| TURNED HIM OFF | 1 |
| TURNED THUMBS DOWN | 1 |
| UTTERLY REFUSED | 1 |
| WAS DONE WITH HIM | 1 |
| WAS OBDURATE | 1 |
| WAS ON TO HIM | 1 |
| WAS POSITIVE | 1 |
| WAS PRETTY STUBBORN | 1 |
| WAS THUMBS DOWN | 1 |
| WAS UP TO HIS TRICKS | 1 |
| WAS WISE TO HIM | 1 |
| WASN’T COMING | 1 |
| WHOA’ED | 1 |
| WILL NOT GIVE IN | 1 |
| WOULD NOT GIVE IN | 1 |
| WOULDN’T BACK HIM | 1 |
| WOULDN’T BE PERSUADED | 1 |
| WOULDN’T BUDGE AN INCH | 1 |
| WOULDN’T DELIVER | 1 |
| WOULDN’T DO IT | 1 |
| WOULDN’T GIVE HIM ANY | 1 |
| WOULDN’T LEND HIM | 1 |
| WOULDN’T LEND IT TO HIM | 1 |
| WOULDN’T LET HIM HAVE IT | 1 |
| WOULD’NT LOAN HIM NONE | 1 |
| WOULD’T GIVE IN | 1 |
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