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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And anyone listening to your most recent album or EP would not go there, in thinking of your music. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025 But go there too much and fans tune it out. Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 This is only the best of the best get to even go there in the first place. Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025 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 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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