have truck with
English
Alternative forms
- have truck and trade with
Etymology
From truck (“dealings”)
Pronunciation
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Verb
have truck with
- (idiomatic) To have dealings with; to truck with.
- You shouldn't have any truck with them. They cheat.
- I've had no truck with them for some time.
- 2000, The Economist, Central Europe’s sulky conscripts
- Warsaw Pact governments had little truck with pacifists, but their successors are more understanding.
Usage notes
- Frequently used in the negative: “to have no truck with”.