in no uncertain terms
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Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic, of a statement, especially a threat or admonishment) Definitely, clearly; bluntly, forthrightly; explicitly, categorically, unequivocally.
- 1919, Stewart Edward White, chapter 11, in The Killer:
- The latter held up the lamp where it wouldn't get smashed and admonished them in no uncertain terms that he wanted me alive.
- 1961 November 3, “Toughening Up”, in Time:
- Kennedy assured West German Ambassador Wilhelm Grewe in no uncertain terms that he does not intend to let West Berlin go down the drain.
- 1991 December 1, Dawn Schmitz, quoting Reggie Williams, “African American AIDS Money Cut”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2:
- We think it's time the people whose lives are being affected by callous indifference and malignant neglect let elected representatives and government agencies know their concerns in no uncertain terms.
- 2011 January 31, Ben McGrath, “Does football have a future: The NFL and the concussion crisis”, in The New Yorker:
- In no uncertain terms do I believe that we should outlaw or 'wuss down' contact sports!!!
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