don't go there
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“These are mental-health professionals — but you don’t go there for therapy, you go to develop a parenting plan,” she says.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
“I didn’t raise my hand earlier because I don’t participate, I don’t go there, so don’t read anything into my lack of response. I want to keep the bad guys guessing.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
We have to make sure we don't go there just to watch them play.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022
“Now, you’ve got the community saying, ‘No, you don’t go there!’
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022
“She’ll come out here if you don’t go there first,” he said, and I knew he was right.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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