no fear
idiom
British, informal
—used in speech to say that there is no reason to be afraid or worried
"Are you going to tell her the truth?" "No fear, mate: she won't hear a thing from me!"
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House Bill 1471 is likely to pass easily in the conservative House, but have no fear.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Defenses were there to smother ball carriers, with no fear of a receiver stretching the field.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Rookie Egor Demin opened the game with no fear, drilling back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Nets an early spark.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
There should be no fear of triggering any of the penalties, both financial or baseball-related, that come with surpassing the luxury tax.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Defenses were there to smother ball carriers, with no fear of a receiver stretching the field.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Rookie Egor Demin opened the game with no fear, drilling back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Nets an early spark.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
There should be no fear of triggering any of the penalties, both financial or baseball-related, that come with surpassing the luxury tax.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for no fear
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“No fear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20fear. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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