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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Were Cuba to throw off the yoke of dictatorship, some Cuban Americans would return to the island — or go there for the first time.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
The days are gone when regular season conference champs upset in tournaments would go there automatically.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Because of the damage to Tropicana, the Rays this year have to play at the New York Yankees’ minor-league complex, and might have to go there again in 2026 as well.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
Domenicali didn’t go there but said F1 is always trying to balance cash and reach when evaluating partners.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
The days are gone when regular season conference champs upset in tournaments would go there automatically.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Because of the damage to Tropicana, the Rays this year have to play at the New York Yankees’ minor-league complex, and might have to go there again in 2026 as well.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
Domenicali didn’t go there but said F1 is always trying to balance cash and reach when evaluating partners.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Go there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20there. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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