give (someone) the time of day, not to won't Idiom

if you're born to hang, you won't drown

"fate controls how we die; we do not control the time and cause of our death" "After rescuing the swimmer, he said to me, ""If you're born to hang, you won't drown."""

what you don't know won't hurt you

if you do not know about a problem, you do not worry Don't tell Dad I'm gay. What he doesn't know won't hurt him.

won't see you stuck

will help if necessary, will not refuse firmly, leave the door open """Will you judge our pie contest?"" ""I'd rather not do it, but I won't see you stuck."""

won't tell a soul

will not tell anyone, keep it to yourself You can tell me your secret. I won't tell a soul.

won't hold water

Idiom(s): won't hold water

Theme: ADEQUACY

to be inadequate, insubstantial, or ill-conceived. (Informal.)
• Sorry, your ideas won't hold water. Nice try, though.
• The lawyer's case wouldn't hold water, so the defendant was released.

If Mohammed won't come to the mountain, the mounta

If something cannot or will not happen the easy way, then sometimes it must be done the hard way.

That dog won't hunt

(USA) Very common Southern US expression meaning What you say makes no sense.

will not hear of|hear|hear of|won't hear of

v. phr. Will not allow or consider, refuse attention to or permission for. I want to go to the show tonight, but I know my mother will not hear of it. Mary needs another day to finish her book report, but the teacher won't hear of any delay. John's father told him he would not hear of his having a car.

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad m

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain
If one can't have one's way, one must give in. For example, Since you can't come here for the holiday, I'll go to your house—if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain. This expression is based on a tale that Muhammad once sought proof of his teachings by ordering a mountain to come to him. When it did not move, he maintained that God had been merciful, for if it had indeed moved they all would have been crushed by it. [Late 1500s]

won't hear of

won't hear of
see under not have it.

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