Phrase info

Do You Mind

Meaning

Used to politely ask someone for a favour.
Do you mind if I turn on the radio?
Do you mind coming into the office for a moment?
I'd like to borrow a plate. Do you mind?

A rhetorical question used to inform someone that they are being intrusive or annoying.
Do you mind? I'm trying to work here!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Do you mind if I don't smoke? Groucho Marx

Do you mind not being so kind and obedient? It makes me nervous. Diana Wynne Jones

Can I...I mean, do you mind if I sleep up here? If you don't, I, um, understand. I just-" "Yes." The word bolted out of me. "Yes, please. Maybe I'll be able to sleep if you're here. Lilith Saintcrow

Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad. Donald Trump

Hey, no offense, but do you mind if you put both your palms where I can see 'em? J.R. Ward

On my first day in New York a guy asked me if I knew where Central Park was. When I told him I didn't, he said: Do you mind if I mug you here? Paul Merton

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