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have no truck with

Idioms  
  1. Have no dealings with, as in The doctor said he wanted no truck with midwives. This term was first recorded in 1868, although truck in the sense of “dealings” dates from the early 1600s.


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In other words, I have no truck with the “suck it up” school of social criticism.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023

"The agents of reticence," wrote the English poet Ian Hamilton in "Keepers of the Flame," "have no truck with the agents of disclosure."

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2022

Mr Geldof says Dublin's association with Ms Suu Kyi "shames us all" and the city should have "no truck with it".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2017

It’s tempting to ask about the so-called “Redgrave curse” but, like all the Redgraves, Kika will have no truck with it.

From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2014

From the start I would have no truck with this plan.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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