don't ask

Idioms  

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.

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don't ask

So don’t ask me how I know that its male contestants seem to spend more time waxing than your average Real Housewife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Hydrogen, viewed by its advocates as a clean fuel and a solution to climate change, is having a “non moment,” but don’t ask anyone in the industry to say that on the record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

If you have a financial adviser, don’t ask, “Am I going to be OK?”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

The writer lived in this building, well before it was known for its oxtail, and the restaurant honors him by displaying a dusty bottle rack said to be his, I don’t ask.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

I don’t ask, I think he can just tell.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline