You wouldn't (do that)!

You wouldn't (do that)!
You couldn't (do that)! & You wouldn't (do that)!
an indication of disbelief that someone might do something. •

Bill: I'm going to run away from home! Jane: You couldn't!

Bill: I get so mad at my brother, I could just strangle him. Tom: You couldn't do that!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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