wouldn't dream of

1. Also, not dream of. Not occur to one, not consider, as in Even if it were lying open on my desk, I wouldn't dream of reading another person's letter. This expression uses dream of in the sense of “remotely think of.” [First half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

"We used to do two double training days a week, and we wouldn't dream of doing that now," Youngs says.

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"You wouldn't dream of building a house that you couldn't connect to electricity, or that was never going to connect to a road. But for some reason we're building houses that have nowhere to treat the sewage," says Kate Pryke, one of the local residents campaigning to prevent the development being built.

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"We were looking forward to a nice holiday," said Gareth, adding they "wouldn't dream" of getting on the flight if there had been any sign of illness beforehand.

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Nilo, a friend of mine who lives about half a mile away from me in Highland Park—and who sheltered in place during the worst of the Eaton fire—wouldn’t dream of leaving.

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Even in the old days Democrats wouldn’t dream of doing this dirty work for Republicans.

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