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don't look at me

don't look at me phrase: a response indicating that one is either unwilling or unable to perform a task, or that one is not guilty of something for which blame was implied.

Phrase

don't look at me

  1. A response indicating that one is either unwilling or unable to perform a task, or that one is not guilty of something for which blame was implied.
    • A: "Someone needs to label all these words as nouns or verbs."
    • B: "Don't look at me: I don't know anything about grammar."

Questions about don't look at me

What does don't look at me mean?
Don't look at me means a response indicating that one is either unwilling or unable to perform a task, or that one is not guilty of something for which blame was implied.
What part of speech is don't look at me?
Don't look at me is a phrase.

Words near don't look at me in the dictionary

  1. don't knowist
  2. don't knows
  3. don't let the bedbugs bite
  4. don't let the door hit you on the way out
  5. don't look a gift horse in the mouth
  6. don't look at me
  7. don't look now
  8. don't make me laugh
  9. don't mention it
  10. don't mess with success
  11. don't mind if I do

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