don't ask

1. A phrase used to fend off questions about a situation one finds awkward, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory. For example, How did we do in the bridge tournament? Don't ask! [Colloquial; 1960s] For a similar phrase, see forget it.

Example Sentences

In 1993, after campaigning the previous year on a promise to lift the ban on gays serving in the military, President Bill Clinton announced the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which required gay members to stay in the closet.

From Salon

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was finally repealed in 2011.

From Salon

Just don’t ask Waldron about his Georgia Bulldogs’ recent loss to Alabama’s Crimson Tide.

From Los Angeles Times

Mackey watches a promotional video, complete with animations of officers wearing gaiters and a theme song: “We don’t ask for experience, just show up / We don’t care if you’ve read a book or grown up / If you’re crazy or fat and lazy, we don’t care at all ... If you need a job, it’s a job to have.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was canceled in 2015, 10 years ago, and there is not a day that goes by that people don’t ask me about it.

From Los Angeles Times