If there is no ~ in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it.
There was no ~ in the battle on the money markets yesterday...
N-UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with brd-neg
If there is no ~ in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it.
There was no ~ in the battle on the money markets yesterday...
N-UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with brd-neg
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012