how dare you do something

how dare you do something
how dare you (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing.

How dare you show up at my wedding?

Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone's behavior is very wrong:

How dare he accuse us of lying!


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  • how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… …   Useful english dictionary

  • how dare you — (do something) I am very surprised and shocked by what you are doing. How dare you show up at my wedding? Usage notes: usually shows that you think someone s behavior is very wrong: How dare he accuse us of lying! …   New idioms dictionary

  • how dare you — spoken used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said Were you ever involved with this woman? How dare you! I m a respectable married man. how dare you do something: How dare you go into my room …   English dictionary

  • How Dare You! — For the saying, see dare .Infobox Album | Name = How Dare You! Type = Album Artist = 10cc Released = January 1976 Recorded = 1975 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, Cheshire, England Genre = Rock Length = 42:53 Label = Mercury Records 534 975 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Dare You to Move — Single by Switchfoot from the album Learning to Breathe, A Walk to Remember soundtrack and The Beautiful Letdown R …   Wikipedia

  • dare — dare1 [ der ] verb ** Dare can be used in the following ways: as an intransitive verb (followed by an infinitive with to ): He doesn t dare to complain. (without a following infinitive): She never went there on her own she didn t dare to. in very …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dare — verb. 1. Dare is an example of a so called semi modal auxiliary verb, because, like the modal verbs can, may, should, etc., it is used in certain special ways, but unlike these fully modal verbs it can also behave like an ordinary verb. Its… …   Modern English usage

  • how — W1S1 [hau] adv, conj [: Old English; Origin: hu] 1.) used to ask or talk about the way in which something happens or is done ▪ How do you spell your name? ▪ How can I help you? ▪ I d like to help in some way, but I m not sure how. ▪ He explained… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dare — [[t]de͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ dares, daring, dared (Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example He dared to speak and He doesn t dare to speak and sometimes like a modal, for example He daren t speak .) 1) VERB: oft with brd neg If you do… …   English dictionary

  • dare — dare1 W3 [deə US der] v, modal v 1.) [I not in progressive] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do used especially in questions or negative sentences ▪ He wanted to ask her, but he didn t dare. ▪ I ll tell… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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