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don't pass go

don't pass go phrase: to say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.

Phrase

don't pass go

  1. To say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.
    • As usual, this information was imparted to me with a blank stare, and dumped in my lap with an expression that said, "Don't pass Go, don't collect 200 dollars, go straight to jail!"2001, Janice E. Hale, Learning While Black, page 126

Forms of don't pass go

alternative formdon't pass Go

Origin of don't pass go

From the board game Monopoly, in which a certain card ("Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200") sends the player to the jail square without the usual traversal of the board.

Questions about don't pass go

What does don't pass go mean?
Don't pass go means to say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.
What part of speech is don't pass go?
Don't pass go is a phrase.

Words near don't pass go in the dictionary

  1. don't look now
  2. don't make me laugh
  3. don't mention it
  4. don't mess with success
  5. don't mind if I do
  6. don't pass go
  7. don't pee in the wind and tell me it's raining
  8. don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining
  9. don't piss in the wind and tell me it's raining
  10. don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining
  11. don't put all your eggs in one basket

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