cut no ice
idiom
informal
: to not have importance to someone
—usually + with
His opinion cuts no ice with me.
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But a majority for an approach or idea that doesn’t translate into majority support for a party cuts no ice.
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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
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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