Tell him I won't take he no for an answer.
"When in the world are Jews going to learn to take yes for an answer?"
"The problem is that, given the mood of the moment, can the Bush administration take yes for an answer?"
Talk about not being able to take yes for an answer!
We just didn't know how to take yes for an answer.
She just doesn't seem to be willing to take 'yes' for an answer.
"They have since been working at taking yes for an answer."
I said nothing, but she took it for an answer.
"They are not willing to take yes for an answer."
But he has so far refused to take yes for an answer.