- there is no doing something
- there is no doing somethingone is not permitted to do something (as specified). •
There is no arguing with Bill.
•There is no cigarette smoking here.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
There is no arguing with Bill.
•There is no cigarette smoking here.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
there's no law against doing something — there s no law against (something/doing something) informal something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong. You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren t you? Well, there s no law against… … New idioms dictionary
there's much to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there's a lot to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there's ... to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there is no percentage in (doing) something — phrase there is no advantage or benefit to be gained from something There’s no percentage for us in concealing the truth. Thesaurus: not effective or useful and not working correctlysynonym Main entry: percentage … Useful english dictionary
there's no harm in (doing) something — there’s no harm in (doing) something something does no harm phrase used for saying that something will not cause any problems and may be helpful There’s no harm in asking. Thesaurus: safe and harmlesssynonym Main entry: harm … Useful english dictionary
there's no use (in) doing something — there’s no use (in) doing something spoken phrase used for saying that something you do is not likely to have a successful result She realized there was no use arguing with him. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym Main entry: use … Useful english dictionary
there's nothing worse than (doing) something — there’s nothing worse than (doing) something phrase used for talking about things that you dislike very much There’s nothing worse than feeling ill in a strange place. Thesaurus: worsesynonym Main entry: worse … Useful english dictionary
there's something much to be said for doing something — there s something, not much, etc. to be said for sth/doing sth idiom there are/are not good reasons for doing sth, believing sth or agreeing with sth Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
there's not much to be said for doing something — there s something, not much, etc. to be said for sth/doing sth idiom there are/are not good reasons for doing sth, believing sth or agreeing with sth Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
there is no question of (something happening doing something) — there is/was no question of (sth happening/sb doing sth) idiom there is/was no possibility of sth • There was no question of his/him cancelling the trip so near the departure date. Main entry: ↑questionidiom … Useful english dictionary