have no use for something

have no use for something
have no use for (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something.

To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them.

He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of have no use for something (= to not be able to use something)

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • have no use for something — have no ˈuse for sth idiom to not need sth • Living underground and having little use for eyes, moles are virtually blind. Main entry: ↑useidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have no use for someone — have no use for (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no use for — (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology: based on the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have no use for — phrasal : to hold in contempt : despise has no use for dishonest politicians : be unwilling to tolerate or deal with in any way * * * be unable to find a purpose for; have no need for he had no use for a single glove ■ informal dislike or be… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have no use for — 1) used for saying that you do not want or need someone or something because they could never be helpful to you Take the books. I have no use for them now. 2) informal to dislike someone or something I have no use for a liar …   English dictionary

  • have first call on something — have first call on (something) to have the right to use something first. John has first call on the car as he needs it for work …   New idioms dictionary

  • use — I VERB USES ♦ uses, using, used (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːz[/t]] in use 1, and [[t]ju͟ːs[/t]] in use 2.) 1) VERB If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect. [V n] Trim off the excess… …   English dictionary

  • use — [yo͞oz; ] for n. [ yo͞os] vt. used [yo͞ozd; ] with [ “] to [, ] usually [ yo͞os′tə] using [ME usen < OFr user < VL * usare < L usus, pp. of uti, to use] 1. to put or bring into action or service; employ for or apply to a given purpose 2 …   English World dictionary

  • use — ► VERB 1) take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something. 2) (use up) consume or expend the whole of. 3) treat in a particular way. 4) exploit unfairly. 5) (used to) did repeatedly or existed in the past. 6) …   English terms dictionary

  • use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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