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91would you be kind enough to do something — would you be so kind as to do something spoken phrase used for asking someone to do something in a very polite and formal way Robert, would you be so kind as to shut the door for me? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym… …
92would you be so good as — would you be so good as/would you be good enough to do something/spoken formal phrase used for asking someone very politely to do something Would you be good enough to wait in the lobby? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making… …
93would you be good enough to do something — would you be so good as/would you be good enough to do something/spoken formal phrase used for asking someone very politely to do something Would you be good enough to wait in the lobby? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making… …
94would you care for something — spoken formal phrase used for asking politely whether someone would like something Would you care for a coffee? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: care …
95would you care to do something — spoken formal phrase used for asking politely whether someone would like to do something Would you care to sit down? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry …
96would rather … (than) — would rather… (than) idiom (usually reduced to d rather) would prefer to • She d rather die than give a speech. • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I d rather not.’ • Wo …
97would you kindly — would you be so kind as to, could you please, would you mind …
98would (not) (do something) for all the tea in China — old fashioned if you say that you would not do something for all the tea in China, you mean that nothing could persuade you to do it. I wouldn t be a teacher for all the tea in China …
99would give you the shirt off their back — would give you the shirt off (their) back informal if someone would give you the shirt off their back, they are extremely generous. Karen s not well off, but she d give you the shirt off her back …
100would give you the shirt off back — would give you the shirt off (their) back informal if someone would give you the shirt off their back, they are extremely generous. Karen s not well off, but she d give you the shirt off her back …