at any price
if you refuse to do something at any price, you refuse to do it, even for a lot of money or other benefits
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Way of saying that you will not do something
would not dream of doing something
used for emphasizing that you would definitely not do something
would rather die
used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something
not for a/one moment
used for emphasizing that something is definitely not true, or that you would definitely not do or say something
not for anything
used for emphasizing that you definitely will not do a particular thing
not for love nor money
used for emphasizing that something is not available or possible, or that you will not do it
if I live to be a hundred
used for emphasizing that you will never do, know, or understand something
wild horses couldn’t/wouldn’t drag someone somewhere
used for emphasizing that someone is determined not to do something
once bitten twice shy
used for saying that someone will be careful about doing something again, or will be unwilling to do it again because they failed or were hurt the first time they did it
I wouldn’t touch it/him/her etc with a bargepole
used for emphasizing that you do not want to be involved with a person or situation, or that you advise someone else not to be involved
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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