not take no for answer
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One, an American woman with a celebrity Chinese husband, did not take no for answer: She won public support and ended up winning a divorce in a highly publicized court case.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2015
Some demanded their rights with full confidence and would not take no for answer.
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry
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