go there

idiom

informal
: to start to talk or think about something
usually used in negative statements
"Do you remember when we were dating?" "Let's not go there."
Childhood was not a happy time or me. I don't want to go there.

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Also, even though Texas A&M has been in the league since 2012, Georgia has yet to go to a game in College Station, so the Aggies are out of this ranking until the Bulldogs finally go there in 2027. Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 That prompted him to rethink what could go there. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 Trump has long understood the allure of exclusive spaces In his first term, Trump had an eponymous hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue a few blocks away from the White House and would go there often for dinner. Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025 Before Euphoria, Degrassi: The Next Generation was the teen drama that wasn't afraid to really go there. Danielle Zhu, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go there

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“Go there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20there. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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