not do
idiom
: to not be proper or appropriate
It doesn't do for a doctor to become too friendly with his patients.
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Upset Grove Isle homeowners who could not do any work on their units or common areas complained that the city was violating their property rights.
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Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Indeed, there have been some crashes In 2014, a 27-year-old driver crashed his P1 less than 24 hours after taking delivery of the car, making for an instant cautionary tale about what not do after buying a supercar.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
Westerman, of Hot Springs, argued the package did not do enough to address security concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Biden's recent State of the Union address earlier this month did not do much to sway the opinion of those voters who spoke with ABC News.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Attorney Tom Yu, who is representing Benza, has maintained for months that his client did not do anything wrong.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Here’s a dismal fact for you: The majority of Californians who are eligible to vote in the primaries do not do so.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Typically, the justices lean on precedent to defend their rulings, but the justices cannot do so in the Trump Colorado ballot case.
—Jessica A. Schoenherr, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Bob Einstein, Funkhouser, Super Dave could not do wrong.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Indeed, there have been some crashes In 2014, a 27-year-old driver crashed his P1 less than 24 hours after taking delivery of the car, making for an instant cautionary tale about what not do after buying a supercar.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
Westerman, of Hot Springs, argued the package did not do enough to address security concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
Biden's recent State of the Union address earlier this month did not do much to sway the opinion of those voters who spoke with ABC News.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Attorney Tom Yu, who is representing Benza, has maintained for months that his client did not do anything wrong.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Here’s a dismal fact for you: The majority of Californians who are eligible to vote in the primaries do not do so.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Typically, the justices lean on precedent to defend their rulings, but the justices cannot do so in the Trump Colorado ballot case.
—Jessica A. Schoenherr, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Bob Einstein, Funkhouser, Super Dave could not do wrong.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Not do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20do. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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