Communication
not up for debate
not open to discussion
If something is not up for debate, people are not being invited to discuss or argue about it.
Hear it in real life
Can we push the meeting back again?
No, the start time is not up for debate.
The safety rules are not up for debate, even when the schedule is tight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The start time isn't up to debate.
Say: The start time isn't up for debate.
The set expression meaning closed to discussion is “not up for debate.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be not up for debate; be not open to debate
Your turn: say it out loud
The safety rules are not up for debate, even when the schedule is tight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not up for debate
not open to discussion
“The safety rules are not up for debate, even when the schedule is tight.”
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