how dare (someone)
idiom
—used in speech to show anger about what someone has done or said
How dare you touch me!
How dare he speak to you like that!
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Like, how dare a celebrity platform talk about God.
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Jason Parham, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
Because how dare we be denied Heat-Celtics and the next chapter in Miami’s greatest sports rivalry?
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
My colleagues wanted to know this one: how dare you?
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
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Jason Parham, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
Because how dare we be denied Heat-Celtics and the next chapter in Miami’s greatest sports rivalry?
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
My colleagues wanted to know this one: how dare you?
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
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“How dare (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20dare%20%28someone%29. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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