you shouldn't have

phrase

Etymology

Abbreviated from full sentence with verb, such as "you shouldn't have gone through all that trouble" or "you shouldn't have spent so much money".

Definitions

  1. Used to express gratitude at unnecessary generosity, especially when receiving a gift.

    • What a lovely vase! You shouldn't have!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for you shouldn't have. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA