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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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.
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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
Saying that officials at Roseville High School and its district did not do enough to deter hate speech, the mother of a Black Inderkum High wrestler called for systemic changes and the expulsion of a student spectator who derided her son with racist slurs last week.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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
Saying that officials at Roseville High School and its district did not do enough to deter hate speech, the mother of a Black Inderkum High wrestler called for systemic changes and the expulsion of a student spectator who derided her son with racist slurs last week.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Not do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20do. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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