no regrets
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5.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
sin arrepentimientos
- I have absolutely no regrets.
- no regrets about their preparation
But looking back now, I have no regrets not signing for Chelsea.
- But looking back now, I have no regrets not signing for Chelsea.
- Let me just say, I have no regrets about my time with the Jackals.
- Like, I've no regrets about it, but that can't be it.
- Then at the end, you feel no regret.
- I have that attitude because I think it's the best attitude to have no regrets.
- No, I, I generally have, I generally have no regrets because I'm very happy with where I am now.
- But I now look back on that moment still with a smile on my face and with no regrets.
- I think it's a good thing overall anyway, but I in that sense, no, no regrets at all.
Examples
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I leave the 20th century with no regrets.
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All in all, I have no regrets about hyping this game.
Blog text (22) -
No, I had a great time, no regrets on my end.
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So I think it's just, yeah, no regrets and just go for it.
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Meeting you has made my life complete and I have no regrets.
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I think I got out at the perfect time, and I have no regrets.
Blog text (15) -
Let me just say, I have no regrets about my time with the Jackals.
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I have no regrets.
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Now, several years into retirement, Melton has no regrets about his decision to retire while in his mid-50s without any other plans.
Academic text (2010) -
After reflecting on my decisions, I can honestly say I have no regrets about my choices.
Synonyms
No feeling of being sorry for something you did
Antonyms
How Regretful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'does not feel sorry or ashamed' is directly derivable from combining 'no' (not any) with 'regret(s)' (a feeling of sadness about a past action). This simple negation + noun pattern is compositionally transparent and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
No regrets gives a simple picture: no means nothing and regrets are things you feel sorry about, so imagine folding and throwing away a list of past mistakes because there is nothing left to feel bad about. That's why people say it to mean 'not sorry'.