not if you paid me
not if you paid me
Not for anything; under no circumstances. Said of things one would normally pay to do or else do for free. I wouldn't fly with that airline again if you paid me! A: "Would you mind looking after my kids this weekend?" B: "Those two little terrors? Ha, not if you paid me!"
See also: if, not, paid
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not if you paid me
Under no circumstances, as in I wouldn't jump off the high diving board, not if you paid me. [Late 1800s]
See also: if, not, paid
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- (one's) hands are tied
- hands are tied
- sad state of affairs, a
- play the hand (one) is dealt
- best of all worlds
- reconcile (oneself) to (something)
- reconcile oneself to
- a long row to hoe
- a tough row to hoe
- hoe