no love lost
idiom
—used to say that people dislike each other
They were polite with each other, but it was clear that there was no love lost between them.
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Believe me, there is no love lost, despite Apple’s commitment to spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next fours.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
There was no love lost between Berman and Charatan.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
With no love lost between them, Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai got a fingers-to-the-lips ‘shush’ from Arda Guler of Real Madrid (above) after the 20-year-old scored in Turkey’s 3-0 away win over Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
There is no love lost for divisional opponents, especially for Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
There was no love lost between Berman and Charatan.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
With no love lost between them, Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai got a fingers-to-the-lips ‘shush’ from Arda Guler of Real Madrid (above) after the 20-year-old scored in Turkey’s 3-0 away win over Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
There is no love lost for divisional opponents, especially for Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no love lost
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“No love lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20love%20lost. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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