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not built that way

Idioms  
  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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A lot of residences are not built that way.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2021

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2020

But cup competitions are not built that way.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2011

Jack Kennedy simply was not built that way, and Congress was always suspicious of him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps so! but the modern world is not built that way.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

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