won't hear of
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Her friends won’t hear of it, of course.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Nearly blind Phoebe Batten wants to live like any ordinary aristocratic lady in London, but her overprotective brother won’t hear of it.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2015
He wants to take her home, but she won’t hear of it.
From Forbes • May 25, 2015
I’ve steered him toward smaller homes and I love to cook for him, but he won’t hear of it.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2014
He wishes her to go into a convent, but she won’t hear of it, and after a touching appeal, is about to faint when Roderigo dashes in and demands her hand.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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