Term Gallery logo

Meanings of take a refusal in English

We have no meanings for "take a refusal" in our records yet.
Usage of take a refusal in English
1
At any rate, I'll never take a refusal from another woman.
Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of th...
2
Father would not take a refusal and consulted with the lords who were with us.
The King’s Curse
3
Come; I am not going to take a refusal.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
4
I am not going to take a refusal, Dick.
The Desired Woman
5
Yes,-andthat they won't take a refusal either.
He Knew He Was Right
6
He began within two hours to insist on exploring the cave, and would hardly take a refusal.
Under the Andes
7
Oh, come, we can't take a refusal!
At Love's Cost
8
He would not take a refusal.
My Brilliant Career
9
He will not take a refusal.
The Sentimentalists
10
And I won't take a refusal.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
11
But I won't take a refusal.
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom Hou...
12
Did you class me with Strahan, who can take a refusal as he would lose a game of whist?
An Original Belle
13
Now, you must dine with us to-nightno, I won't take a refusal, she added quickly, as I was about to make some excuse.
The Four Faces: A Mystery
14
It is a long time before an Indian lover will take a refusal from the woman he has chosen for a wife.]
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
15
Merely to ask her child to come, to repeat the invitation, and then to take a refusal, was by no means sufficient for her energy.
John Caldigate
16
He had never taken a refusal.
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 3
This collocation consists of:
Take a refusal through the time
Take a refusal across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common