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do as I say
Idioms and Phrases
Obey my instructions, as in Never mind about the other mothers—you do as I say . This admonitory order is sometimes followed by a self-deprecating phrase, Do as I say , not as I do , meaning “don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.” This order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): “Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'”Example Sentences
"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say," he added in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform.
"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job," he wrote, "not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say."
"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say."
“If I had run away from it, it would be, “Do as I say, not as I did.’”
"This domestic programme is not just essential to our economy but to restoring our international credibility... we are ending our diplomacy of 'do as I say, not as I do'," he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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