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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a flat no" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a clear and unequivocal refusal or rejection of something.
Example: "When I asked if he would lend me his car for the weekend, he gave me a flat no."
Alternatives: "an outright no" or "a definite no".
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Agassi's answer was a flat no.
That will be a flat no.
"So far the answer's a flat no," the spokesman said.
He wants a halt to European Union enlargement, including a flat no to Turkish entry.
Homemade mayonnaise is so superior to bottled that the answer should be a flat "no".
"My answer to proximity talks is a flat no," declared Mitchel McLaughlin, Sinn Fein's chairman, this week.
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Not by kids you'll note, just a big flat no!
Determined to cut Wagner's epic down to size, Lloyd began by bringing his gods down to earth, installing them in a DIY flat (no wonder the production is sponsored by MFI).
Ask most guys if they enjoy shopping, and you probably will hear an unsurprising, flat, "no".
Earl's disability benefits run out, he can no longer do his old job, and when the company offers him computer training, he says a flat, sexist no.
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