no love lost

idiom

used to say that people dislike each other
They were polite with each other, but it was clear that there was no love lost between them.

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There’s no love lost or nothing like that. Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025 There is no love lost between Trump and Khan, who have engaged in a years-long spat. Char Reck, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 And there's no love lost there. NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025 There's no love lost between Kamala Harris and her successor in office. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no love lost

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“No love lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20love%20lost. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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