no fear

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#1·11h ago

: no worries, don't worry.

You want me to handle it? No fear.

Origin: The opposing senses of the interjection derive from the phrase functioning as an ellipsis of both have no fear ("be assured") and there is no fear of that happening ("it's impossible"). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(British, dated) : absolutely not.

"No fear," he said. "Every man will know his own when I come to the Council."

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