I dread to think

It is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened. I dread to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client.

I shudder/dread to ˈthink (how, what, etc....)

(informal, often humorous) I am afraid to think or ask myself about something, because the answer might be terrible or unpleasant: I shudder to think when he last had a bath. ‘How much more work is there?’ ‘I dread to think!’

See also: dread, shudder, think

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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dread
I shudder/dread to think
shudder
I shudder to think
think out of the box
think back
go against the flow
What are you on?
never in a month of Sundays
What color is the sun in your world?

References in periodicals archive

I dread to think what a child's life would be if they have any children, which I pray they may never be privileged to have.

I dread to think what our country is becoming if anyone out there feels the urge to hurt one.

How can they hurt animals? VIEWPOINTS

词组	I dread to think
释义	I dread to think I dread to think It is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened. I dread to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client. See also: dread, think Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. I shudder/dread to ˈthink (how, what, etc....) (informal, often humorous) I am afraid to think or ask myself about something, because the answer might be terrible or unpleasant: I shudder to think when he last had a bath. ‘How much more work is there?’ ‘I dread to think!’ See also: dread, shudder, think Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: dread I shudder/dread to think shudder I shudder to think think out of the box think back go against the flow What are you on? never in a month of Sundays What color is the sun in your world? References in periodicals archive I dread to think what a child's life would be if they have any children, which I pray they may never be privileged to have. I dread to think what our country is becoming if anyone out there feels the urge to hurt one. How can they hurt animals? VIEWPOINTS
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