no love lost

1. Dislike, ill will, hate, as in There's no love lost between Bob and Bill. This term originated in the 1500s and until about 1800 could indicate either extreme love or extreme hate. The former was meant in “No love between these two was lost, each was to the other kind” (Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 1765). Today, however, the term signifies ill will exclusively.

Example Sentences

A spokesman for the former president said: “These emails prove what we’ve been saying all along—and then some: President Clinton had no knowledge of Epstein’s heinous crimes, had not spoken to him in twenty years, had never visited the island, and there was simply no love lost.”

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There's no love lost between him and Elon Musk but on this occasion they seem to be on the same page that the robots are on their way – and Musk certainly has the power, the influence and the cash to make it happen.

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There is evidently no love lost between the two sides.

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And while the show starts with both men having seemingly given up their darker alter egos, it’s also clear that there has been no love lost between them.

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In his words, they are "a disaster" and there is no love lost between the two.

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Related Words

• acrimony 
• animosity 
• animus 
• antagonism 
• antipathy 
• bad blood 
• bitterness 
• enmity 
• envy 
• grudge 
• hate 
• hatred 
• hostility 
• loathing 
• malice 
• rancor 
• resentment