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614

I didn't watch TV yesterday. ☊

Tôi không xem vô tuyến ngày hôm qua. ☊
617

I played tennis yesterday, but I didn't win. ☊

Tôi chơi quần vợt hôm qua nhưng tôi đã không thắng. ☊
618

Did you do your homework? — No, I didn't have time. ☊

Cậu có làm bài tập về nhà không? - Không, tôi không có thời gian. ☊
619

We went to the movies, but we didn't enjoy the lm. ☊

Chúng tôi đã đi xem lm, nhưng chúng tôi không thích bộ lm. ☊
620

Did you see Fabian yesterday? — No, I didn't. ☊

Hôm qua cậu có trông thấy Fabian không? - Không, tôi không ☊
622

Did Eveline come to the party? — No, she didn't. ☊

Eveline có đến dự tiệc không? - Không cô ấy đã không đến. ☊
624

I saw Evita, but I didn't see Fausto. ☊

Tôi đã thấy Evita, nhưng tôi không thấy Fausto. ☊
625

They worked on Monday, but they didn't on Tuesday. ☊

Họ đã làm việc hôm Thứ hai nhưng không làm hôm Thứ ba. ☊
626

She had a pen, but she didn't have any paper. ☊

Cô ấy có một cái bút nhưng cô ấy không có tờ giấy nào. ☊
656

No, I didn't sleep very well. ☊

Không, tôi ngủ không ngon. ☊
667

We were tired, so we didn't stay long at the party. ☊

Chúng tôi thấy mệt nên chúng tôi đã không ở bữa tiệc lâu. ☊
675

EN It was raining, so we didn't go out. ☊

Trời mưa nên chúng tôi đã không ra ngoài. ☊
716

It didn't rain while we were on vacation. ☊

Trời không mưa lúc chúng tôi đi nghỉ. ☊
735

No, she didn't go to work. She was sick. ☊

Không, cô ấy đã không đi làm. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊
739

No, the weather was very bad, so we didn't play. ☊

Không, thời tiết rất xấu nên chúng tôi đã không chơi. ☊
756

When I was a child, I didn't use to like mushrooms. ☊

Hồi tôi còn bé, tôi từng không thích ăn nấm. ☊
We didn't pay the electric bill.'> 925 We didn't pay the electric bill.'>

We haven't paid the electric bill yet. > We didn't pay the electric bill. We didn't pay the electric bill.'> ☊

Chúng tôi chưa trả tiền điện. > Chúng tôi đã không trả tiền điện. ☊
964

We didn't take a vacation last year. ☊

Chúng tôi năm ngoái không đi nghỉ. ☊
971

The email didn't arrive at all. ☊

Bức thư điện tử đã không hề đến. ☊
The email didn't arrive today.'> 973 The email didn't arrive today.'>

The email hasn't arrived yet. > The email didn't arrive today. The email didn't arrive today.'> ☊

Bức thư điện tử chưa đến. Bức thư điện tử hôm nay đã không đến. ☊
1005

After that, she worked on a farm, but she didn't enjoy it very much. ☊

Sau đó, cô ấy làm việc ở một trang trại, nhưng cô ấy không thích nó lắm. ☊
1087

We didn't go to the party. We weren't invited. ☊

Chúng tôi đã không đến dự tiệc. Chúng tôi không được mời. ☊
1100

It wasn't raining, so we didn't need an umbrella. ☊

Trời lúc đó không mưa nên chúng tôi không cần đến ô. ☊
1113

I didn't watch TV yesterday. ☊

Tôi hôm qua không xem vô tuyến. ☊
1114

It didn't rain last week. ☊

Tuần trước trời không mưa. ☊
1416

The phone rang eight (8) times and Samiya didn't answer. She must not be at home. ☊

Chuông điện thoại reo tám lần mà Samiya không nghe. Cô ấy hẳn là đã không ở nhà. ☊
1506

We didn't have to wait very long for the bus; it came in a few minutes. ☊

Chúng tôi không phải đợi xe bus lâu lắm, xe đã đến trong vòng vài phút. ☊
1529

Why did you get up early? You didn't have to get up so early. ☊

Tại sao cậu lại dậy sớm? Cậu không cần phải dậy sớm như thế. ☊
1531

Why did they tell me something I already know? They didn't have to tell me that. ☊

Tại sao họ lại kể cho tôi những gì tôi đã biết? Họ không cần phải kể cho tôi những việc đó. ☊
1712

We didn't visit the museum. There wasn't enough time. ☊

Chúng tôi đã không thăm bảo tàng. Thời gian không đủ. ☊
1716

There was a party at work last Friday, but I didn't go. ☊

Có một bữa tiệc ở cơ quan Thứ sáu vừa rồi nhưng tôi đã không dự. ☊
1766

Did you and Nicole like the movie? — I did, but Nicole didn't. ☊

Cậu và Nicole có thích bộ lm không? - Tôi thích nhưng Nicole thì không. ☊
1784

I didn't enjoy the party, but my friends did. ☊

Tôi không thích bữa tiệc nhưng các bạn tôi thì thích. ☊
1787

You had breakfast this morning, but I didn't. ☊

Sáng nay cậu đã ăn sáng còn tôi thì không. ☊
1788

I didn't go out last night, but my friends did. ☊

Tối qua tôi không ra ngoài nhưng bạn tôi thì có. ☊
1815

I was sick last week. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊

Tuần trước tôi ốm. - Cậu ốm á? Thế mà tôi không biết. ☊
1818

Giovanni can't drive. — He can't? I didn't know that. ☊

Giovanni không biết lái xe. - Vậy ư? Tôi không biết đấy. ☊
1829

You closed the window, didn't you? — Yes, I think so. ☊

Cậu đã đóng cửa phải không? - Đúng vậy. ☊
1837

I didn't go to work yesterday. — You didn't? Were you sick? ☊

Hôm qua tôi không đi làm. - Không à? Cậu ốm à? ☊
1845

I was born in Italy. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊

Tôi sinh ra ở Ý. Thế à? Tôi không biết đấy. ☊
1855

Bernard was at the party, wasn't he? — Yes, but I didn't speak to him. ☊

Bernard có ở trong bữa tiệc phải không? - Phải, nhưng tôi không nói chuyện với anh ấy. ☊
1864

Claude went to college, didn't he? — Yes, he studied psychology. ☊

Claude có đi học đại học đúng không? - Đúng, anh ấy học tâm lí học. ☊
1877

Svetlana was supposed to call me last night, but she didn't. ☊

Svetlana lẽ ra tối qua phải gọi cho tôi nhưng cô ấy không gọi. ☊
1894

I know lots of people. — You do? I thought you said you didn't know anybody. ☊

Tôi biết rất nhiều người. - Thế à? Tôi tưởng cậu bảo cậu không biết ai. ☊
1949

You notice your friend's hair is much shorter than last time. You say, "You had your hair cut, didn't you?" ☊

Bạn để ý thấy tóc của bạn của bạn ngắn hơn lần gặp trước. Bạn nói: "Cậu cắt tóc có đúng không?" ☊
1993

I was really astonished. I didn't know what to say. ☊

Tôi đã thực sự kinh ngạc. Tôi đã không biết phải nói gì. ☊
2003

I didn't move the piano by myself. I got somebody to help me. ☊

Tôi không tự chuyển cái đàn dương cầm. Tôi đã nhờ người khác giúp. ☊
2057

It's too bad we didn't see Hideki when we were in Tokyo. I would have liked to have seen him again. ☊

Chán quá, chúng tôi đã không gặp được Hideki khi chúng tôi ở Tokyo. Tôi cũng muốn gặp lại anh ấy lắm. ☊
2058

We'd like to have gone on vacation, but we didn't have enough money. ☊

Tôi cũng muốn đi nghỉ lắm nhưng chúng tôi đã không có đủ tiền. ☊
2066

Should I tell them, or would you rather they didn't know? — No, ☊

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2068

I'd rather you didn't tell anyone what I said. ☊

Tôi nghĩ cậu đừng nói với ai những gì tôi đã nói thì hơn. ☊
2113

The rain didn't stop us from enjoying our vacation. ☊

Mưa đã không cản trở chúng tôi tận hưởng kì nghỉ. ☊
2191

I didn't hear you come in. ☊

Tôi đã không nghe thấy tiếng cậu đi vào đây. ☊
2212

Having already seen the movie twice, I didn't want to go again with my friends. ☊

Xem bộ lm được hai lần rồi, tôi không đi xem lại với bạn tôi nữa. ☊
2286

The water in the pool didn't look clean, so we didn't go swimming. ☊

Nước dưới bể bơi trông không sạch nên chúng tôi không đi bơi. ☊
2406

Herman didn't tell anyone about his plans. ☊

Herman đã không nói với ai về kế hoạch của anh ấy. ☊
2410

We didn't spend much money. ☊

Chúng tôi đã không tiêu nhiều tiền. ☊
2430

When she got married, she kept it a secret. She didn't tell any of her friends. ☊

Khi cô ấy kết hôn, cô ấy giữ một bí mật. Cô ấy không nói với ai trong số bạn bè của cô ấy. ☊
2459

He didn't say a word all night long. ☊

Anh ấy không nói câu nào suốt cả đêm. ☊
2504

I didn't get the job I applied for. ☊

Tôi đã không được nhận vào công việc tôi đã nộp đơn xin. ☊
2547

I didn't talk much to the man sitting next to me on the plane. ☊

Tôi đã không nói chuyện nhiều với người đàn ông ngồi cạnh tôi trên máy bay. ☊
2554

didn't understand it. ☊

Giải thích của giáo viên rất khó hiểu. Hầu hết học sinh không hiểu nó. ☊
2568

We didn't go out because it was raining heavily. ☊

Chúng tôi đã không ra ngoài vì trời mưa to. ☊
2588

I didn't know it was such a long way. ☊

Tôi không biết đường dài đến thế. ☊
2646

They weren't very friendly to us. They didn't even say hello. ☊

Họ không thân thiện với chúng tôi. Họ thậm chí không chào. ☊
I didn't get the job in spite of being well quali ed.'> 2651 I didn't get the job in spite of being well quali ed.'>

I didn't get the job, although I was well quali ed. > I didn't get the job in spite of being well quali ed. I didn't get the job in spite of being well quali ed.'> ☊

Tôi đã không được nhận việc mặc dù tôi được đánh giá chất lượng tốt. > Tôi đã không được nhận việc dù được đánh giá chất lượng tốt. ☊
2654

I didn't get the job despite the fact that I was extremely quali ed. ☊

Tôi không được nhận việc mặc dù thực tế là tôi được đánh giá chất lượng. ☊
2656

I didn't get the job though I had all the necessary quali cations. ☊

Tôi không nhận được việc mặc dù tôi đủ chất lượng cần thiết. ☊
2688

She's always asking me to do things for her, as if I didn't have enough to do already. ☊

Cô ấy luôn bảo tôi làm đủ thứ hộ cô ấy cứ như là tôi chưa đủ việc để làm. ☊
2699

I slept until noon this morning. > I didn't get up until noon this morning. ☊

Tôi đã ngủ đến trưa nay. > Tôi đã khong ngủ dậy đến tận trưa nay. ☊
2716

I hit the brakes just IN time and didn't hit the child. ☊

Tôi frein vừa kịp không đâm vào đứa trẻ. ☊
2758

I didn't mean to annoy you, I didn't do it ON purpose. ☊

Tôi không cố ý làm phiền cậu, tôi không cố tình làm thế. ☊
2761

I didn't bring enough cash, so could I pay BY credit card? ☊

Tôi không mang đủ tiền mặt, vậy tôi có thể trả bằng thẻ tín dụng được không? ☊
2804

I didn't enjoy my last job. When I got fed up with it, I asked to resign. ☊

Tôi không thích công việc trước của tôi. Khi tôi chán nó, tôi đã xin thôi việc. ☊
2857

That's a good idea. Why didn't I think of that? ☊

Đấy là một ý kiến hay. Sao tôi lại không nghĩ đến nó nhỉ? ☊
2873

I didn't have enough money to pay for the meal. ☊

Tôi không có đủ tiền trả cho bữa ăn. ☊
2874

I didn't have enough money to pay the rent. ☊

Tôi không có đủ tiền trả tiền thuê. ☊
2976

They couldn't get along with each other, so the relationship didn't work out in the end. ☊

Họ đã không thể sống với nhau nên mối quan hệ cuối cùng đã không thành. ☊
2997

My rst job was at a travel agency, and I didn't like it much. But now, looking back on the experience, I really learned a lot. ☊

Công việc đầu tiên của tôi là ở một đại lí du lịch và tôi không thích nó lắm. Nhưng giờ nhìn lại vào kinh nghiệm, tôi thực sự đã học từ đấy nhiều thứ. ☊

I didn't mean to break it—it was an accident. ☊ accident ☊
I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. ☊ accidental ☊
I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
He didn't give an adequate answer to the question. ☊ adequate ☊
He didn't show his wife any affection. ☊ affection ☊
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. ☊ alarm ☊
I didn't enjoy it at all. ☊ (not) at all ☊
I didn't like it that much. Also, it was much too expensive. ☊ also ☊
I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time. ☊ although ☊
amazed (that)...: I was banging so loudly I'm amazed (that) they didn't hear me. ☊ amazed ☊
I didn't find the joke at all amusing. ☊ amusing ☊
I repeated the question, but she didn't answer. ☊ answer ☊
I didn't eat any meat. ☊ any ☊
+ adj.: She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. ☊ appear ☊
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. ☊ approve ☊
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. ☊ arrive ☊
It's my birthday. As if you didn't know! ☊ as if/as though ☊
I didn't ask them in (= to come into the house). ☊ ask ☊
I didn't know at the time of writing (= when I wrote). ☊ at ☊
'They didn't even offer to pay.' 'Oh that's awful.' ☊ awful ☊
'What was it you didn't like?' 'Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.' ☊ to begin with ☊
He didn't eat a bite of his dinner (= he ate nothing). ☊ bite ☊
bother to do sth: He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming. ☊ bother ☊
I left a message but he didn't return my call. ☊ call ☊
Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law). ☊ case ☊
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. ☊ catch ☊
change sth: I didn't have time to change clothes before the party. ☊ change ☊
I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). ☊ change ☊
I didn't have any small change (= coins of low value) to leave as a tip. ☊ change ☊
His performance didn't really come up to his usual high standard. ☊ come up to sth ☊
Their trip to France didn't come up to expectations. ☊ come up to sth ☊
He didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation. ☊ comedy ☊
concerned for sth: He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety. ☊ concerned ☊
I didn't have any confidence in myself at school. ☊ confidence ☊
Please continue—I didn't mean to interrupt. ☊ continue ☊
I didn't get it because it cost too much. ☊ cost ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
I didn't mean it as a criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
It was curious that she didn't tell anyone. ☊ curious ☊
The storm didn't do much damage. ☊ damage ☊
dare (to) do sth: He didn't dare (to) say what he thought. ☊ dare ☊
She didn't do a full day's work. ☊ day ☊
They didn't give any details about the game. ☊ detail ☊
The rain didn't make much difference to the game. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
She didn't eat much dinner. ☊ dinner ☊
I lost all sense of direction (= I didn't know which way to go). ☊ direction ☊
The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive. ☊ disappointment ☊
They didn't go to Paris. ☊ do ☊
He didn't make it easy for me to leave. ☊ easy ☊
I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort. ☊ effort ☊
Why didn't you come? Everybody else was there. ☊ else ☊
I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. ☊ embarrass ☊
We didn't leave until the very end. ☊ end ☊
I didn't have enough clothes to last a week. ☊ enough ☊
We didn't leave early enough. ☊ enough ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. ☊ even ☊
Didn't you like it?Everybody else did. ☊ everybody ☊
I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. ☊ except ☊
Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. ☊ excuse me ☊
I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. ☊ expect ☊
She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience. ☊ experience ☊
explain why, how, etc...: Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone. ☊ explain ☊
Could you explain yourself a little more—I didn't understand. ☊ explain yourself ☊
explanation (for doing sth): She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late. ☊ explanation ☊
They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. ☊ FALSE ☊
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. ☊ fancy ☊
We didn't go far. ☊ far ☊
We didn't go as far as the others. ☊ far ☊
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings (= offend you). ☊ feeling ☊
feeling (that...): I got the feeling that he didn't like me much. ☊ feeling ☊
My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all. ☊ figure ☊
She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out. ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
I didn't take the first bus. ☊ first ☊
I didn't like the job much at first. ☊ at first ☊
I tried the dress on but it didn't fit. ☊ fit ☊
Why didn't you follow my advice? ☊ follow ☊
He didn't answer for fear of hurting her. ☊ for ☊
force sb: He didn't force me—I wanted to go. ☊ force ☊
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. ☊ form ☊
I didn't do all that work just for the fun of it. ☊ fun ☊
We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun. ☊ fun ☊
I'm pleased I didn't get that job, in a funny sort of way. ☊ funny ☊
We didn't get (= go) to bed until 3 a.m. ☊ get ☊
I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
She didn't give up work when she had the baby. ☊ give sth up ☊
She didn't even say goodbye to her mother . ☊ goodbye ☊
grateful (that...): He was grateful that she didn't tell his parents about the incident. ☊ grateful ☊
I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard. ☊ grow ☊
grow sth: I didn't know they grew rice in France. ☊ grow ☊
'He didn't see me, I guess.' ☊ guess ☊
Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him? ☊ have ☊
hear what...: Didn't you hear what I said? ☊ hear ☊
hesitate about/over sth: I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job. ☊ hesitate ☊
His death didn't really hit me at first. ☊ hit ☊
I didn't tell anyone, honestly! ☊ honestly ☊
I didn't know how much to bring. ☊ how ☊
However carefully I explained, she still didn't understand. ☊ however ☊
hurt sb/sth: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. ☊ hurt ☊
I didn't want to hurt his feelings. ☊ hurt ☊
I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters. ☊ identify with sb ☊
She didn't want to impose her values on her family. ☊ impose ☊
I didn't really want to go but he insisted. ☊ insist ☊
He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. ☊ instead ☊
He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance. ☊ intelligence ☊
interpret sth as sth: I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. ☊ interpret ☊
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. ☊ involved ☊
involved (in sth/sb): I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. ☊ involved ☊
I didn't get the joke (= understand it). ☊ joke ☊
I didn't mean that—I was only joking. ☊ joke ☊
I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news (= to be very pleased). ☊ joy ☊
I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. ☊ just ☊
It would be kinder if we didn't mention his wife. ☊ kind ☊
I didn't know what he was talking about. ☊ know ☊
He was injured early on and didn't last the match. ☊ last ☊
like sb/sth doing sth: I didn't like him taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
I didn't like his taking all the credit. ☊ like ☊
like to do sth: I didn't like to disturb you. ☊ like ☊
It didn't turn out like I intended. ☊ like ☊
Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any). ☊ lip ☊
As I didn't speak the language I grew lonelier and lonelier. ☊ lonely ☊
He didn't like the look in her eyes. ☊ look ☊
You can think yourself lucky you didn't get mugged. ☊ lucky ☊
I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters. ☊ matter ☊
matter (to sb) that...: It didn't matter that the weather was bad. ☊ matter ☊
I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to do sth: I didn't mean you to read the letter. ☊ mean ☊
mind sb: Don't mind her—she didn't mean what she said. ☊ mind ☊
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on. ☊ missing ☊
I didn't get home until two in the morning! ☊ morning ☊
He didn't move a muscle (= stood completely still). ☊ muscle ☊
I didn't need to go to the bank after all—Mary lent me the money. ☊ need ☊
He didn't remember and neither did I. ☊ neither ☊
I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister. ☊ never ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
She did not/didn't see him. ☊ not ☊
He didn't speak to me—not one word. ☊ not a..., not one... ☊
People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. ☊ notice ☊
notice sb/sth doing sth: I didn't notice him leaving. ☊ notice ☊
'I didn't realise it was a formal occasion.' 'Obviously!' (= I can see by the way you are dressed) ☊ obviously ☊
occur that...: It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair. ☊ occur to sb ☊
occur to do sth: It didn't occur to her to ask for help. ☊ occur to sb ☊
The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me. ☊ odd ☊
The job didn't offer any prospects for promotion. ☊ offer ☊
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. ☊ old ☊
I didn't have my glasses on. ☊ on ☊
We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone. ☊ once ☊
They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't). ☊ ought to ☊
I didn't go into the temple—I only saw it from the outside. ☊ outside ☊
He didn't dare look over the edge. ☊ over ☊
I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else). ☊ own ☊
pay sth: I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. ☊ pay ☊
To be perfectly honest, I didn't want to go anyway. ☊ perfectly ☊
I'm sure she didn't mean it personally. ☊ personally ☊
He left the phone off the hook as he didn't want to be disturbed. ☊ phone ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
'I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude.' 'Quite possibly (= you may be right), but the damage has been done.' ☊ possibly ☊
I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone. ☊ prefer ☊
She didn't love him, though she pretended to. ☊ pretend ☊
They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend. ☊ pretend ☊
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well! ☊ rather ☊
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? ☊ rather than ☊
'Do you mind if I smoke?' 'Well, I'd rather you didn't.' ☊ would rather... (than) ☊
They didn't reach the border until after dark. ☊ reach ☊
I nudged her but she didn't react. ☊ react ☊
realize (that)...: I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy. ☊ realize ☊
He said no but he didn't give a reason. ☊ reason ☊
I asked him his name, but he didn't respond. ☊ respond ☊
She didn't feel safe on her own. ☊ safe ☊
She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. ☊ satisfaction ☊
I didn't believe a word she said. ☊ say ☊
I didn't know you were a secret football fan. ☊ secret ☊
He made no secret of his ambition (= he didn't try to hide it). ☊ secret ☊
see sth: He didn't see the joke. ☊ see ☊
The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it). ☊ sell ☊
He didn't want to cast a shadow on (= spoil) their happiness. ☊ shadow ☊
It's a shame (that) you didn't say something sooner. ☊ shame ☊
share in sth: I didn't really share in her love of animals. ☊ share ☊
She shrugged her shoulders (= showing that she didn't know or care). ☊ shoulder ☊
The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign. ☊ sign ☊
They didn't have the jacket in my size. ☊ size ☊
I didn't get much sleep last night. ☊ sleep ☊
The snow didn't settle (= stay on the ground). ☊ snow ☊
I'm sorry, I'd rather you didn't go. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
He didn't even say sorry. ☊ sorry ☊
She didn't sound surprised when I told her the news. ☊ sound ☊
I saw her in the street but we didn't speak. ☊ speak ☊
His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor). ☊ stage ☊
How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do? ☊ stand by ☊
start doing sth: I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last. ☊ start off ☊
Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year. ☊ start ☊
Although he promised faithfully to come, I still didn't think he would. ☊ still ☊
The police didn't believe her story. ☊ story ☊
strength to do sth: She didn't have the strength to walk any further. ☊ strength ☊
success (in doing sth): I didn't have much success in finding a job. ☊ success ☊
success (in sth): They didn't have much success in life. ☊ success ☊
He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. ☊ such ☊
surprised (that...): You shouldn't be surprised (that) he didn't come. ☊ surprised ☊
Many birds didn't survive the severe winter. ☊ survive ☊
I didn't want the neighbours suspecting anything. ☊ suspect ☊
Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? ☊ suspicious ☊
Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this? (= I don't believe what you have said) ☊ tell ☊
Would you mind terribly if I didn't come today? ☊ terribly ☊
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help). ☊ no thanks to sb/sth ☊
I didn't think you liked sports. ☊ think ☊
I didn't finish the test—I ran out of time. ☊ time ☊
She didn't understand the form she was signing. ☊ understand ☊
I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time. ☊ unhappy ☊
It didn't take long to put the tent up. ☊ up ☊
I didn't use to like him much when we were at school. ☊ used to ☊
You used to see a lot of her, didn't you? ☊ used to ☊
He didn't sound like his usual happy self. ☊ usual ☊
I didn't have a good view of the stage. ☊ view ☊
We didn't want this to happen. ☊ want ☊
I didn't say anything until Dad was out of the way. ☊ out of the way ☊
I didn't leave you. It was the other way round (= you left me). ☊ the other way round ☊
She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home. ☊ all the way ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
My first job didn't work out. ☊ work out ☊
I didn't do it very well, but, if anything, he did it worse than I did. ☊ worse ☊
Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other? ☊ wrong ☊
'Sorry I'm late—the bus didn't come.' 'Oh yes?' ☊ yes ☊
I didn't receive a letter from him yet. ☊ yet ☊