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Adding a "not" to a fixed phrase makes the meaning confusing and, well, you're right, Monty Pythonesque. Moncrief 23:25, 22 January 2010 (UTC) Not altogether relevant, but the verb "to reckon" is generally not used in American English* (apart from in the South), although the "to be reckoned with" stock phrase is quite common.
“I’m trying to get to work,” the man says, turning around to present his argument to someone else, off-camera. ... But big or small, these creatures are not to be trifled with. The bottom ...
"To be, or not to be" is a speech given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1). The speech is named for the opening phrase, itself among the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English literature, and has been referenced in many works of theatre, literature and music.
Definitely not a piste to be trifled with, so don’t attempt it if you’re not an advanced skier. ... 'My son died at 24 - now I'm doing his bucket list' Sports. Sports. Associated Press.
But, whatever may be thought of the artistic delicacy of the model, Mr. Conrads' "Soldier" presents the image of a sentinel not to be trifled with, as he leans with both hands clasped around his gun-barrel, the cape of his overcoat thrown back to free his arm, and the sharp bayonet thrust into its sheath at his belt.
The new Earl Marshal was not a man to be trifled with, and very shortly made an order, said to have been drafted by Dugdale, with which he required Walker's compliance. Walker was so ill-advised as to petition the Privy Council claiming a right to grant arms independently of the Earl Marshal's control.
Betty is an astute woman not to be trifled with, as revealed in unpleasant and threatening exchanges with Bree. Her reasons for moving from Chicago to Wisteria Lane are mysterious due to the fact she has locked up her son Caleb, who is somewhat "slow" and lacking in social skills, in her basement.
"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" is a song by Jermaine Jackson featuring his younger brother Michael Jackson, taken from Jermaine Jackson's eponymous album. Jason Elias of AllMusic called this song "percolating and infectious."