be ill advised to do sth
Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words
Used to say that a course of action would be unwise or foolish.
Categories:
Examples (10)
- He would be ill advised to rely solely on their verbal promises.
- The company would be ill advised to launch the new product without more market research.
- You would be ill advised to invest all your savings in such a volatile stock.
- Given the political instability, tourists are ill advised to travel to that region at the moment.
- She would be ill advised to sign the contract without her lawyer's approval.
- The government would be ill advised to ignore the public outcry over the new tax law.
- Looking back, I realize I was ill advised to quit my job so suddenly.
- A student would be ill advised to start writing their thesis a week before the deadline.
- Anyone would be ill advised to make such a major decision without careful consideration.
- Investors would be ill advised to overlook the company's rising debt levels.