"no two ways about it" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-no two ways about it.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} no two ways about it
  1. (idiomatic) No other possible action, choice or option. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-no_two_ways_about_it-en-noun-we-0fQ1W
  2. (idiomatic) No other possible interpretation. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-no_two_ways_about_it-en-noun-~874TE8J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English negative polarity items, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English negative polarity items: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 83

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