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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