won't hear of
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Her friends won’t hear of it, of course.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
He was a great man but he did make a lot of mistakes – but in some of these places they won’t hear of it.”
From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2017
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
The Garcías have invited us to move out to their house in Queens, but Mami won’t hear of it.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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