cut no ice

idiom

informal
: to not have importance to someone
usually + with
His opinion cuts no ice with me.

Examples of cut no ice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a majority for an approach or idea that doesn’t translate into majority support for a party cuts no ice. Kerry Brown, TIME, 13 Jan. 2024 That cuts no ice with our protagonist, who’s never more comfortable than as a fake person: The void at the core of Rizwan’s stunningly limber portrayal, as Aden effortlessly slips between characters and stalls when playing himself, is what’s most compelling. Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 July 2023 This argument cut no ice with my parents. Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021

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“Cut no ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20no%20ice. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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