no fear
Synonym of never fear: no worries, don't worrySynonym of never fear: no worries, don't worry.
» Tom knows no fear.
Tom kennt keine Angst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том не знає страху. — deniko
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2 sensesSynonym of never fear: no worries, don't worry.
You want me to handle it? No fear.
(UK, dated)Synonym of no way: absolutely not.
You're afraid I would handle it? No fear.
Examples
31 sentencesTom knows no fear.
Том не знає страху. — deniko
deTom kennt keine Angst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There is no fear of infection.
That child has no fear of water.
Tom showed no fear.
deTom zeigte keine Furcht. — Waldelfe
That boy showed no fear.
deDieser Junge zeigte keine Angst. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
The opposing senses of the interjection derive from the phrase functioning as an ellipsisThe 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").
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