ifs or buts
Excuses and reservations
Ifs or buts, usually in the phrase no ifs or buts or no ifs, ands, or buts, refers to excuses, objections, or conditions that might delay or prevent something.
When someone says they want something done with no ifs or buts, they're demanding immediate compliance without argument or qualification.
I need this finished by Friday—no ifs or buts.
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- finalLast and decisive
- end of storyEmphatic conclusion phrase
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
no-nonsense · straight talk · stipulation · pretext · decisive · unquestionable · hesitation · inevitability · caveat · quibble · contingency · qualification · evasion · excuse · incontestable · ambiguity · stringent · unequivocal
ifs or butsunconditional acceptance
Embrace requiring nothing in return
no questions asked · without reservation · carte blanche · yes sir · rubber stamp
ifs or butscertainty
Total absence of doubt
decisiveness · definiteness · resolution · conviction · assurance
ifs or butsfirm commitment
Unwavering promise to act
final decision · certainty · resolution · decisiveness · cut and dried