Idioms

don't go there

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don't go there

Don't get into that topic of conversation; I don't want to talk about that. Used humorously, the phrase usually implies that the speaker has a potentially scandalous, sensitive, or otherwise complicated association with the topic. Steve: "I heard you once had a crazy party with a bunch of the Hollywood A-listers—what was that like?" John: "Don't go there, Steve, that was a crazy night best left to the imagination!" A: "So, do you ever hear from your ex-husband?" B: "Don't even go there. That divorce trial still gives me a headache!" Don't go there—I'm not talking about my awful break-up at Thanksgiving dinner.

See also: go, there

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References in periodicals archive

Actually, I'll just go ahead and tell you it sucks so we can go back again instead of you, Don't go there.

"Be carful," "You better get shots," "You might get shot!," and even "Don't go there!" All was spooked to the point of saying he wasn't going to go to South Africa under any circumstances.

Don't go there to get a gold medal, because then you set yourself up for disappointment."

Turning a nightmare into a dream

Give her a "look." If that fails, discreetly say, "Please, don't go there." Feeling brave?

No laughing matter: so funny you forgot to laugh? What to do when a BFF has a not-so-nice habit of humiliating you for giggles. (GL Friends)

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