not do

phrase

: to not be proper or appropriate

It doesn't do for a doctor to become too friendly with his patients.

Examples of not do in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result of litigation, staffers who initially were laid off have been placed on administrative leave while the fight moves through the legal system, paid to not do their jobs. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Once, when the curd did not set, Jaya Aunty did not do what Nidhi’s mother would have done—namely, shrug her shoulders and nip out to the store for a couple of squishy packets. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

The last total solar eclipse to exceed six minutes occurred in 1991, and another will not do so until 2114. — Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

But as Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank president Beth Hammack said recently, a quarter point does not do much. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for not do

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou