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- wouldn't dream of
wouldn't dream of
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.
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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Arminius | | - | Ancient Germanic (Latinized) |
Harland | | HAHR-lənd | English |
Raquel | | rah-KEL (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese, English |
Igerna | | - | Arthurian Romance |
OdhrÁN | | O-rawn | Irish |
Ciriaco | | chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |