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Meaning of should on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To impose judgment on (oneself or others) by telling them what they should do.

US, colloquial

Examples

“Shoulding on yourself keeps you imprisoned in other people's beliefs and it makes you a puppet on a string […]”
“2014, Jan Johnson, Invitation to the Jesus Life: Experiments in Christlikeness As we join Jesus in death to self, we stop "shoulding" on people and telling them what to do: You should read this book; you should go to this conference.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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