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not want to do that

idiom

To be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.


Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    want for nothing

    To have everything one needs.

  2. 02

    want someone's nachos

    To covet another; to envy one's accomplishments or qualities.

  3. 03

    want to know

    To ask (used as a dialogue marker or introductory statement).

  4. 04

    waste not, want not

    If one is not wasteful then one will not be in need.

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