not if you paid me

Idioms  

1. Under no circumstances, as in I wouldn't jump off the high diving board, not if you paid me. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

However, she added: "I wouldn't do it again, not if you paid me, it was horrendous, it was a nightmare."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

If you think I'm going to let this pass you're making a mighty mistake," she continued, "which I wouldn't do not if you paid me all the gold in the kingdom.

From Jeremy by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

"I wouldn't live in Chagmouth, not if you paid me hundreds a year!" declared Mrs. Treasure, their landlady.

From Monitress Merle by Brazil, Angela

Danger's the word, for I won't deceive you, no, not if you paid me better wages than the old man do give and he's as near as the paring of an inion.

From The Opal Serpent by Hume, Fergus

"I wouldn't go out of this room now, not if you paid me a hundred thousand pounds."

From The Red House Mystery by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)