don't mention it
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“I don’t mention it because I’m a staffer. I keep it professional at work,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Your kids probably pick up on your money stress, even if you don’t mention it, the experts said.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2024
You try to put it out of your mind, and you don’t mention it to others.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2022
He took pains to point out the few times his sources don’t mention it, but this isn’t necessarily evidence the people involved thought abortion before quickening was also wrong or a crime.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2022
“No, really, don’t mention it, Ross. No, honest, you’d’ve done the same for me, I know you would.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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