like to

Idioms  

1. Also, liked to. Come close to, be on the point of. For example, We like to froze to death, or He liked to have never got away. This expression, now considered a colloquialism from the American South, dates from the early 1400s and was used several times by Shakespeare.

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like to

“But we also like to deposit them back at their parents’ house at 7 o’clock, so we can be in bed to read at 8.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“You’d like to know that all the codes that went to your insurance company are valid,” Kelmar said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

I’d like to see this on billboards and in schools, in public buildings and grocery stores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

He laughed and told me, "I like to make an entrance".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I’d like to say that I learned from that experience and have no intention of doing that again.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam