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wouldn't dream of

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wouldn't dream of doing something

if someone wouldn't dream of doing something, they would never do it because they think it is wrong or silly I wouldn't dream of asking my father for money.

See also: dream, of

wouldn't dream of

Also, not dream of. Not occur to one, not consider, as in Even if it were lying open on my desk, I wouldn't dream of reading another person's letter . This expression uses dream of in the sense of "remotely think of." [First half of 1500s]

See also: dream, of