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don't go there

don't go there interjection: do not broach that topic.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Do not broach that topic.
    • 'Surely, in hindsight, you realise she was an unsuitable wife for you,' he stated unequivocally.
      'Don't go there, Dad,' Luc warned, hard ruthless steel in his own eyes. 'You've lost one son. You're very close to losing another.'2009, Emma Darcy, Sara Craven, Diane Hamilton, The Italian's Love-Child (Mills & Boon By Request)

Questions about don't go there

What does don't go there mean?
Don't go there means do not broach that topic.
What part of speech is don't go there?
Don't go there is an interjection.

Words near don't go there in the dictionary

  1. don't get your hopes up
  2. don't get your meat where you get your bread
  3. don't give me that
  4. don't give up the day job
  5. don't give up your day job
  6. don't go there
  7. don't got
  8. don't hate the player, hate the game
  9. don't hold your breath
  10. don't I know it
  11. don't judge a book by its cover

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