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not about to
Idioms and Phrases
see about to , def. 2.Example Sentences
I love the national parks, but I am not about to venture into what can still be quite dangerous terrain without the reassuring presence of knowledgeable and highly skilled rangers.
In private, US figures have reassured the UK that the United States is not about to turn its back on Ukraine.
At 72, Bendix was not about to lose that.
San Francisco is not about to turn into a hillier version of Kansas, or become Alabama with views of the Pacific.
Why worry about all that if it is not about to happen - at least not in the way Trump announced in Washington, watched by a grinning and clearly delighted Benjamin Netanyahu?
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