You wouldn't dare (to do something)!

You wouldn't dare (to do something)!
You wouldn't dare (to do something)!
an exclamation that shows disbelief about something that the speaker has stated an intention of doing. •

Bill: I'm going to leave school. Tom: You wouldn't dare leave!

Bill: Be quiet or I'll slap you. Jane: You wouldn't dare to slap me!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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