no tea, no shade

Definitions

Indicating that no offence is meant, that the speaker is merely making an observation.

not-comparable

Examples

“No tea no shade, I do not like⟳ your hair today.”

“Even before LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett left the group, it always felt to me like⟳ DC was about Beyoncé, like⟳ Destiny's Child should just be called Beyoncé (and her chorus of rotating background singers), no tea no shade.”

““All right, all right!” he replied. “I will holler at her in the morning and give⟳ her a talking to. But if she comes for me, no tea, no shade, I will read⟳ her for filth, is that understood?””

CEFR level