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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If your building has a common area, go there with a book and be on the lookout for anyone approachable.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Metro, opened a few years later, doesn’t really go there either — the Foggy Bottom–GWU/Kennedy Center stop is nearly half a mile away.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
If a trail is marked as off-limits, do not go there.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Executives won’t officially go there yet.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Metro, opened a few years later, doesn’t really go there either — the Foggy Bottom–GWU/Kennedy Center stop is nearly half a mile away.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
If a trail is marked as off-limits, do not go there.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
Executives won’t officially go there yet.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Go there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20there. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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