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1. • • ˌifs and/or ˈbuts (often used in negative sentences) used to stop somebody arguing, protesting or making excuses when you tell them to do something: I want this work finished by Friday and no ifs and buts.
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   What does IFS and buts mean?

   • (often used in negative sentences) used to stop somebody arguing, protesting or making excuses when you tell them to do something: I want this work finished by Friday and no ifs and buts. Reservations or restrictions; excuses. This expression actually mingles two older ones, ifs and ands with but me no buts.

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   Is IFS A comma?

   • The correct spelling of ifs, ands, buts does not involve apostrophes, as these words are plural forms and not possessives or contractions. Punctuation may vary when rendering the term no ifs, ands, or buts in written form. Usage of the Oxford comma is optional, depending on the style guide one is following.

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   What does IFS & ANS mingle with but Me No Buts mean?

   • This expression actually mingles two older ones, ifs and ands with but me no buts. The first, dating from the sixteenth century, was more or less the equivalent of wishful thinking, and its most famous version is Charles Kingsley’s rhyme of 1850: “If ifs and ans were pots and pans, there’d be no trade for tinkers.”

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   Is IFS a synonym of if?

   • At that time, the phrase was simply ifs and ands. The passage is found in The History of Kyng Richard the Third: “Thou servest me, I wene, with iffes and with andes.” At this time, the word and was not used simply as a conjunction, it was a synonym of the word if.

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   Why do people say if and if & buts?

   • So perhaps this phrase originated from someone who was tired of hearing these three words as a part of some excuse. They didn’t want to hear any “if, ands, or buts.”

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   What does 'but Me No Buts' mean?

   • Almost as old is “but me no buts,” meaning make no objections or excuses, which according to Eric Partridge was popularized by Sir Walter Scott’s use of it in The Antiquary (1816). The current cliché is most often used as a negative imperative, as in, “I want this done by tomorrow, and no ifs, ands, or buts.” Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom no ifs, ands, or buts, which means no excuses or doubts. See examples, synonyms, and related words and phrases.

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   Dec 20, 2023 · Learn the definition and usage of the idiom no ifs, ands, or buts, which means there is no doubt or uncertainty about something. See examples of this phrase in sentences and related words and games.

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   Absolutely no excuses, discussion, or protestations (about something). I don't care how, but you make sure you're at your son's party tomorrow—no ifs, ands, or buts about it! No ifs, ands, or buts—just do as I tell you! See also: but, no.

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   Learn what it means when someone says they don't want to hear no ifs, ands, or buts, and how to use this expression in a sentence. Find out the origin and history of this idiom, and see some examples of its usage.

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   No ifs, ands, or buts is a phrase that is often used when expressing that one is certain of something. For instance, if one is confident that he will accomplish a task, he may end that reassurance with the phrase no ifs, ands or buts.

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   ifs, ands, or buts. Reservations or restrictions; excuses. This expression actually mingles two older ones, ifs and ands with but me no buts.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › ifs-ands-or-butsDefinition of 'ifs, ands, or buts' - Collins Online Dictionary

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    Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase ifs, ands, or buts, which means reservations, restrictions, or excuses. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and related words.