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 two have flirted with the idea of a romantic relationship many times since then, but have yet to truly go there onscreen. EW.com, 27 June 2025 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. 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 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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