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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The small area plan, which will be designed to be compatible with the CBA, is a guiding document that makes land-use recommendations for the stadium and the surrounding area, deciding what types of uses and density can go there. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 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 There’s a Purple 0 down the left side, and obviously the only domino that can go there is our last blank-sided domino, with 6 jutting over into Blue 21. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But with all of her achievements, why go there so quickly in her biography? Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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