Brook no resistance

Posted by Victoria S Dennis April 02, 2007In reply to Brook no resistance posted by Smokey Stover on April 01, 2007

Does anyone know the origin of the phrase "brook no resistance"?

It's plain English. Look up the word "brook," verb transitive, meaning tolerate, permit.
SS

Other things you might not wish to brook are contradiction, opposition, insult, refusal, etc. (VSD)