don't go there

interjection

Do not broach that topic.

Meanings

interjectiondon't go there!
  1. idiomaticinformalDo 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)

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 別提了 /别提了
  • 別提了 /别提了 (bié tí le)do not broach that topic
Danish det skal du ikke tænke på
  • det skal du ikke tænke pådo not broach that topic
Finnish ei mennä tähän
  • ei mennä tähändo not broach that topic
Spanish ni hablar
  • ni hablardo not broach that topic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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