won't hear of
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Her friends won’t hear of it, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
We talk about everything, and I’ve explained that I want to pick up the tab for an inexpensive night out, or buy the groceries when he comes to visit, but he won’t hear of it.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2019
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
Jones won’t hear of it, reminding them that his servants are home and could possibly give them away.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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