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not built that way

  1. Not so disposed or inclined, as in I can't apologize for something I didn't do—I'm just not built that way. [Late 1800s]



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“But the United States is not built that way.”

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A lot of residences are not built that way.

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“Point guards don’t do what he does. They’re not built that way. There might be some that probably shoot better, there might be some that probably can do certain things better, but there’s nobody in the history of the game that can do what he does throughout the stat sheet.”

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“College kids don’t go to bed at 9 o’clock at night. They’re just not built that way. They need their sleep, and sleep enhances performance,” Shaw said.

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He’s not built that way, and neither is his team.

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