Reluctant To (do Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Reluctant To (do Something) Idiom mean?

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reluctant to (do something) What does reluctant to (do something) mean?	to not want to do something	The surgeon was reluctant to operate on the young boy before he was sure that it was necessary.
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Reluctant To (do Something) Idiom