no two ways about it

noun

No other possible action, choice or option.

“There are no two ways about it. We'll have to start over from the very beginning.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticNo other possible action, choice or option.

    There are no two ways about it. We'll have to start over from the very beginning.

  2. idiomaticNo other possible interpretation.

    A day at the beach is the best way to spend a weekend, no two ways about it.

    2007, Timothy Rasinski, Kathleen Knoblock, Kathleen N. Kopp, Idioms and Other English Expressions: Grades 4-6, page 28

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APA

no two ways about it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20two%20ways%20about%20it

MLA

“no two ways about it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20two%20ways%20about%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no two ways about it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20two%20ways%20about%20it.

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