have no use for
Idioms-
Not require something, as in I don't smoke, so I have no use for a lighter . [c. 1600]
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Dislike something or someone, as in I have no use for people who won't answer letters . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“Right. I have no use for that man.”
From Literature
For that reason, dictators have no use for it.
From Salon
They leave things growing that they have no use for, just for the habitat.
From Salon
The difficult river routes could only have been traversed using small boats, and such small vessels would have no use for the “mooring stones,” as they would just be hauled ashore.
From Slate
But it has been Tina’s song ever since, giving her a chance not only to declare “I don’t have no use for what you loosely call the truth,” but also to unleash her raspy roar with “should I?”
From New York Times
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