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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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 We're just not going to go there. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 People go there to see the Standin' on the Corner Park at the corner of Second Street and Kinsley Avenue. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 26 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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