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rather you than me

Definition

said by someone who does not want to do the thing that someone else is doing: "I've got to have two teeth out next week." "Rather you than me."Unwilling and reluctantReady and willingLacking interest and enthusiasm
(Definition of rather you than me from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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