will never do
idiom
: to never be considered acceptable
A resume without a cover letter will never do.
Examples of will never do in a Sentence
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That's because there is one thing Minshew will never do, said Smith.
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The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
Dave Grohl's Daughter Violet, 17, Sings Onstage at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters: 'That's My Girl' The 57-year-old appeared in a CSAA YouTube video, wearing AAA merchandise as a dancer checked off a list telling viewers all the things insurance will never do to them.
—Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
Or if the bride and groom is keeping the party more low-key and intimate, an elegant cocktail dress or a modest maxi will never do you wrong.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
Haha jk Siegfried will never do anything wrong.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
America needs someone to be the adult in the room; Democrats will never do it, and more Trump means allowing more people to talk themselves into thinking nobody believes in any of that stuff about decency, order, or accepting that the system itself is valuable.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 Nov. 2020
The Senate should call him, too, but the Democrats will never do it.
—Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
Besides, the state will never do it.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2023
Sorry, that will never do.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
Dave Grohl's Daughter Violet, 17, Sings Onstage at Glastonbury with Foo Fighters: 'That's My Girl' The 57-year-old appeared in a CSAA YouTube video, wearing AAA merchandise as a dancer checked off a list telling viewers all the things insurance will never do to them.
—Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
Or if the bride and groom is keeping the party more low-key and intimate, an elegant cocktail dress or a modest maxi will never do you wrong.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
Haha jk Siegfried will never do anything wrong.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
America needs someone to be the adult in the room; Democrats will never do it, and more Trump means allowing more people to talk themselves into thinking nobody believes in any of that stuff about decency, order, or accepting that the system itself is valuable.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 Nov. 2020
The Senate should call him, too, but the Democrats will never do it.
—Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
Besides, the state will never do it.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2023
Sorry, that will never do.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
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