not done

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not done

not socially acceptable Where he comes from, saying no to someone who wants to help is not done.

Usage notes: often used after just or simply: In 1932, living with someone you weren't married to was simply not done.

See also: done

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? References in classic literature
That is not done quite as you seem to think,' said the wolf; 'you must wait until the Queen comes,' Soon afterwards, the Queen arrived with some food in her beak, and the lord King came too, and they began to feed their young ones. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context "Then," continued Michel, "I repeat it, why have they not done it? Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context Why is it that you have not done great things in this world? The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context More results

? References in classic literature

That is not done quite as you seem to think,' said the wolf; 'you must wait until the Queen comes,' Soon afterwards, the Queen arrived with some food in her beak, and the lord King came too, and they began to feed their young ones.

Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context

"Then," continued Michel, "I repeat it, why have they not done it?

Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

Why is it that you have not done great things in this world?

The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context

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not feeling oneself
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Not Drowning Waving
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not easily governed
not easily worn out
Not East of But Including Greece
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