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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Example Sentences

We feel grateful but don’t express it, need help but don’t ask, could express support but don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“I never asked for your crutch,” Dylan sings, “Now don’t ask for mine.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

But that’s basically it and if I don’t ask, he doesn’t check in.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

I sometimes end up in an Apple Store, don’t ask me how or why.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I don’t ask who, but she tells me anyway.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy