никаких гвоздей

• (И) НИКАКИХ ГВОЗДЕЙ coll

[these forms only; sent; usu. the concluding clause in a compound sent or indep. sent; often used after a verb denoting a command, decision etc that should be carried out; fixed WO]

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⇒ (used to emphasize the categorical nature of an order, the finality of a decision etc) no objection or discussion will be tolerated:

- and that's that;

- and that's final;

- and I (he etc) won't take no for an answer;

- and I (he etc) won't hear of anything else;

- [when used with a command] and no (ifs, ands, or) buts (about it);

- and no argument(s) (back talk, nonsense).

     ♦ ...Как здорово она [Яковлева] оторила этого Бударина: "Все, с этим вопросом покончено". И никаких гвоздей! Участвовать в нарушении закона она не может (Войнович 3). How soundly she [Yakovleva] rebuked that Budarin: "That's all, the matter is finished." And that was that! She would not be an accessory to a violation of the law (За).

     ♦ "Ты ж знаешь мою Дусю, расплакалась: "Поехали выручать сынулю!" - и никаких гвоздей" (Черненок 1). "You know my Dusya, she starts wailing, 'Let's go save our son!' - and won't hear of anything else" (1a).