no love lost

phrase

—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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Chalamet’s longtime manager Brian Swardstrom, a former UTA partner, is said to be content with the status quo (and there’s no love lost between Swardstrom and either his former employer WME or CAA, another source says). — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 To say there’s no love lost between mentor and mentee wouldn’t be entirely accurate. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 There seems to be no love lost between OG Bachelorette Trista Sutter and The Bachelor alum Courtney Robertson. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 There was definitely no love lost here between the veteran Navratil and the Palm Beach team in general, somewhat out of character for the head of the player’s union. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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