What is the meaning of ‘truck’ in the expression ‘have no truck with’?
The expression is mostly used in informal contexts. When you say you do not wish to have ‘truck’ with someone, you are suggesting that you do not wish to have any dealing with the individual. You do not want to have anything to do with him.
Considering his reputation, I’ll have no truck with him.
The CEO has no truck with the local politicians.
The ‘truck’ in the expression has nothing to do with the vehicle we see on roads. It comes from the French ‘troque’ meaning ‘exchange’ or ‘barter’. So when you had ‘troque’ with someone, you did business with him. With the passage of time, the pronunciation of the word changed.
