don't go there

English

Pronunciation

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Interjection

don't go there!

1. (idiomatic, informal) Do not broach that topic.
   • 2009, Emma Darcy, Sara Craven, Diane Hamilton, The Italian's Love-Child (Mills & Boon By Request)

     'Surely, in hindsight, you realise she was an unsuitable wife for you,' he stated unequivocally.

     'Don't go there, Dad,' Luc warned, hard ruthless steel in his own eyes. 'You've lost one son. You're very close to losing another.'

See also

• go down that road

Translations

do not broach that topic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 別提了／别提了, 别提了 (bié tí le)

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• Finnish: ei mennä tähän
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: ni hablar (es)