If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others.
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Regarding this, what does brook no argument mean?
It was used in the sentence: "His voice brooks no argument" and means (according to the same dictionary) that judging by the person's voice, he won't tolerate any arguments.
Likewise, what does it mean to Brook something? brook. A brook is a small stream. On a hot day, you might enjoy wading in a babbling brook. Brook is tailor-made for talking about what you won't stand for — it's always "brook no" If you brook no criticism of your friend, it means you won't let people speak ill of her.
how do you use brook in a sentence?
Sentence Examples
- On this matter Philip would brook no opposition.
- The streams are well stocked with rainbow and brook trout.
- After that other people brought water from a brook and sprinkled the earth.
How do you spell Brooke?
_ˈ?_k], [b?ˈ?k], [b?ˈ?k]] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
Similar spelling words for BROOKE
- Brekke,
- brisk,
- brooks,
- break,
- Breck,
- broz,
- Brose,
- breiz,
Related Question Answers
What is the synonym of Brook?
1'they dozed beside the gurgling brook' SYNONYMS. stream, small river, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel, runlet, freshet, gill.
What do you call a small brook?
Answer. Small brook (4) RILL.
