no love lost

Idioms and Phrases

Dislike, ill will, hate, as in There's no love lost between Bob and Bill . This term originated in the 1500s and until about 1800 could indicate either extreme love or extreme hate. The former was meant in “No love between these two was lost, each was to the other kind” ( Reliques of Ancient English Poetry , 1765). Today, however, the term signifies ill will exclusively.

Example Sentences

We’ve known for months that there is no love lost between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his now former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant.

From BBC

There’s no love lost between Trump and California.

From Los Angeles Times

Sure, I’d miss the size of the artwork, but there was no love lost, as far as I was concerned, when it came to all those tedious scratches and skips.

From Salon

Trevor Barnard, striking miner: "They're scabs, still the same. No love lost. Once a scab, always a scab. You'll never lose that name, never."

From BBC

It hopefully should make for a Friday night goal-fest - while there is certainly no love lost between the teams either, after the reverse fixture saw the most bookings in WSL history with 11 yellows and two sendings-off.

From BBC

Related Words

• acrimony
• animosity
• animus
• antagonism
• antipathy
• bad blood
• bitterness
• enmity
• envy
• grudge
• hate
• hatred
• hostility
• loathing
• malice
• rancor
• resentment