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
Among the 10 candidates running in the gubernatorial primary July 19, most either don’t mention it or are opposed.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
She’s left some wrappers and tissues around the desktop, but I don’t mention it; she looks tired.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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