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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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
There appeared to be no love lost between Bills fans and Brady.
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There’s no love lost or nothing like that.
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And there's no love lost there.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
There appeared to be no love lost between Bills fans and Brady.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s no love lost or nothing like that.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
And there's no love lost there.
—NBC news, 21 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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