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Meaning of how very dare you | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of how dare you.

British, emphatic, humorous

Examples

“'How very dare you! I'm a respectable lady, I'll have you know. I've never left my key ring in anyone's fruit bowl.' I feign outrage. I know what he's referring to, but it's still fun teasing him.”
“There was something 'how very dare you' about Jeremy Corbyn's recent temper tantrum in rebuttal of the charge that the company he kept reflected badly on him.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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