don't get someone started

phrase

Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

“"Do you know what the veterinary bill was?" / "Oh, don't get me started."”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticUsed to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

    "Do you know what the veterinary bill was?" / "Oh, don't get me started."

    1 more example

    Don't get him started on conspiracy theories, or you'll never hear the end of it!

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 別提這個了 /别提这个了
  • 別提這個了 /别提这个了 (bié tí zhège le)used to attempt to avoid a discussion
Finnish älä kerro
  • älä kerroused to attempt to avoid a discussion
Polish nie każ mi zaczynać, nie zaczynaj
  • nie każ mi zaczynaćused to attempt to avoid a discussion
  • nie zaczynajused to attempt to avoid a discussion
Portuguese nem me fale
  • nem me faleused to attempt to avoid a discussion
Cite this entry
APA

don't get someone started. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20get%20someone%20started

MLA

“don't get someone started.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20get%20someone%20started. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't get someone started,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20get%20someone%20started.

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