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have a good mind to

Idioms

Be strongly inclined to, as in She had a good mind to tell him everything. A slightly weaker form of this idiom is have a mind to, as in I have a mind to spend my next vacation in the desert. Formerly this idiom was sometimes put as have a great mind to. [c. 1400] Also see half a mind.

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Patterson: "I have a good mind to ask you both to leave!"

From Time Magazine Archive

I have a good mind to report you to Sister Rita.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

“Now I have a good mind to ask you,” said Hugh, “something that has been in my mind ever since.”

From The Crofton Boys by Kronheim, Joseph Martin

You scoundrel!" said Denviers to him, "I have a good mind to serve you the same.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

“I have a good mind to drop this old coat,” called Jess, from outside.

From The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League by Morrison, Gertrude W.

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