Phrase info

no love lost

Speech parts

1. no love lost - Noun

2. no love lost - Phrase

Meaning

no love lost (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Mutual dislike or animosity.
There was no love lost between the two opponents.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

There shall be no love lost. Ben Jonson

We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him. Rick Ferrell

As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure. But there's no love lost between us. Oliver Goldsmith

Dear Mr Joyce, No scrub that ‘dear’ – there’s no love lost here. Source: Internet

Congressmember Nydia Velazquez, who has no love lost for Lopez — whose handpicked candidate she recently defeated in a primary race — also did not return calls for comment. Source: Internet

There is no love lost between Prof Mahao and Judge Mahase, after the latter passed judgements nullifying the former’s election as ABC deputy leader in February 2019. Source: Internet

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