I'd hate (for) someone to do something

I'd hate (for) someone to do something
I’d hate (for) someone/​something to do something I’d hate to see someone/​something do something phrase
used for saying that a particular situation or event would make you feel unhappy

I’d hate to see public money put into something which is not going anywhere.

Thesaurus: expressions used to talk about worriessynonym
Main entry: hate

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