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how would you like...?

informal

Definition

said to suggest that someone would not like to be in a situation experienced by someone else: I'm not surprised he shouted at you! How would you like to be pushed into a wall?Not liking
(Definition of how would you like...? from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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