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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But Planning Board Chairwoman Andrea Schlageter urged that the Ocean Beach Library remain open under dynamic scheduling on Mondays because many students go there directly from OB Elementary School across the street to continue studying after school lets out.
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
By Variety’s calculation – the coalition wouldn’t go there – that’s about 10-15% of the total job loss in the last two years.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 June 2025
This is the moment to open the doors so Cubans and Americans can go there.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
A lot of people will be thinking: ‘Oh, Chelsea will go there and beat United’.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
By Variety’s calculation – the coalition wouldn’t go there – that’s about 10-15% of the total job loss in the last two years.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 June 2025
This is the moment to open the doors so Cubans and Americans can go there.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
A lot of people will be thinking: ‘Oh, Chelsea will go there and beat United’.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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“Go there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20there. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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