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very little love lost

idiom

used to say that people dislike each other
They were polite with each other, but it was clear that there was very little love lost between them.

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“Very little love lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20little%20love%20lost. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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