disposed

be well disposed to (someone or something)

To have a favorable, positive, or approving attitude or mindset toward someone or something. I've always been well disposed to people like him. Let me know if your boss is well disposed to the idea. I could tell she wasn't well disposed to going over the case notes again.
See also: disposed, to, well

be well disposed toward (someone or something)

To have a favorable, positive, or approving attitude or mindset toward someone or something. I've always been well disposed toward people like him. Let me know if your boss is well disposed toward the idea. I could tell she wasn't well disposed toward going over the case notes again.
See also: disposed, toward, well

dispose of (someone or something)

1. To eliminate someone or something; to get rid of someone or something. The CEO is apt to dispose of any manager who does not agree with him all the time. After our basement flooded, we had to dispose of most of the boxes we'd stored down there. The mayor is quick to dispose of anyone in Town Hall who questions his decisions.
2. To settle or resolve something. Jean is the best editor in the writing center, so she'll definitely dispose of any issues in your paper. You're both excellent baseball players. Now, can we finally dispose of this argument once and for all? A: "You know, moving them to different cubicles is not going to dispose of their problems with each other." B: "No, but it buys me time to come up with a better game plan!"
3. To relocate, sell, or give something away. Once I move into the city, I'll need to dispose of my car. If you want to dispose of that table, post about it online—I'm sure someone would be willing to take it off your hands. I disposed of my old textbooks by giving them to underclassmen.
4. slang To kill someone. We need to dispose of the informant before he goes running to the police again. If you betray this guy, he won't think twice about having one of his thugs dispose of you! Don't worry, I'll dispose of that guy before he's ever able to out our operation.
See also: dispose, of

ill-disposed to (doing something)

Not interested in doing something. I'm not ill-disposed to doing a renovation, I just don't like the current plans. Well, Marcie just hung up on me, so it seems that she's ill-disposed to helping us. I know you're ill-disposed to mowing the lawn, but can you please help me out here?
See also: to

well disposed to (someone or something)

Having a favorable, positive, or approving attitude or mindset toward someone or something. I've always been well disposed to people like him. Let me know if your boss seems well disposed to the idea. I could tell she wasn't well disposed to going over the case notes again.
See also: disposed, to, well

well disposed toward (someone or something)

Having a favorable, positive, or approving attitude or mindset toward someone or something. I've always been well disposed toward people like him. Let me know if your boss seems well disposed toward the idea. I could tell she wasn't well disposed toward going over the case notes again.
See also: disposed, toward, well
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ill-disposed to doing something

not friendly; not favorable; opposed. I am ill-disposed to doing hard labor. The police chief was ill-disposed to discussing the details of the case to the news reporters.
See also: to

*well disposed to(ward) someone or something

Fig. friendly with someone or something; having a positive or favorable attitude toward someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) I am not well disposed toward Walter. We are quite well disposed to all of them.
See also: disposed, to, well
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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