not dwell on

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not dwell on something

to not spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something I knew how important this test was but I didn't want to dwell on it. My mother's advice always was, "Don't dwell on it, do something about it!"

Usage notes: also used without not: She dwells on the past a little too much.

See also: dwell

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? References in classic literature
Next day Prince Andrew thought of the ball, but his mind did not dwell on it long. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context His imagination did not dwell on the outward calamity and its future effect on Tom's life, but it made vividly present to him the probable state of Tom's feeling. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context I may not dwell on all he did, to make the poor, weak creature love him, or my tale would have no end. The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Next day Prince Andrew thought of the ball, but his mind did not dwell on it long.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

His imagination did not dwell on the outward calamity and its future effect on Tom's life, but it made vividly present to him the probable state of Tom's feeling.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

I may not dwell on all he did, to make the poor, weak creature love him, or my tale would have no end.

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context

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