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

I have a good mind to write to him again and ask for permission to send her to the convalescent home.

From Fantômas by Metcalfe, Cranstoun

“I have a good mind to put them in our trap and try again for Braisely Park to-morrow morning.”

From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Marlowe, Amy Bell

I have a good mind to push on with the men on the strongest horses, leaving you to follow.

From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert

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