not want to do that

verb

To be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.

“You do not want to do that.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. idiomaticintransitivestativeTo be in a state of doing or being about to do something that one is likely to regret; usually unknowingly or forgetfully.

    You do not want to do that.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, want, do, that.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not want to do that,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20want%20to%20do%20that.

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