no excuses
No dodging blame
No excuses is a declaration that explanations for failure won't be accepted or offered.
It functions as both a demand and a personal standard: a coach might say no excuses to a team after a loss, or someone might adopt no excuses as a self-discipline mantra.
The phrase often implies that circumstances, however difficult, don't justify poor performance: I didn't get it done—no excuses.
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- own itAcknowledge your responsibility
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
hustle · grind · rise and grind · determination · perseverance · tough · relentless · suck it up · man up · ownership · action · results · perform · deliver · put up or shut up · sweat · grit · willpower
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, overcome, improve, triumph
- pep talkskeep going, you got this, hang in there, keep pushing, believe in yourself
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
- self-improvementpersonal growth, self-help books, focus, self-improvement, personal development
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
no excusesanything goes
No restrictions apply
permissive · lenient · lax · forgiving · indulgent
no excusesforgiving
Inclined to pardon offenses
merciful · understanding · compassionate · sympathetic · indulgent
no excusesextenuating circumstances
Factors reducing culpability
mitigating factors · case-by-case · it depends · nuanced · situational
excuse, excuses, excused, excusing, excusable, inexcusable, inexcusably, noes