go there
idiom
informal
: to start to talk or think about something
—usually used in negative statements
"Do you remember when we were dating?" "Let's not go there."
Childhood was not a happy time or me. I don't want to go there.
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So, basically, Chinese goods go there first, and then the goods would come from Vietnam, or from somewhere else in Southeast Asia to America.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
While everything she’s heard about the North seems idyllic, the trouble is that the few people who do go there don’t ever come back.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
While everything she’s heard about the North seems idyllic, the trouble is that the few people who do
go there don’t ever come back.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
But this delightful retreat, with its seaside country club feel, is very much a destination resort: most guests go there to be at Il Pellicano, not to tour the area.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
While everything she’s heard about the North seems idyllic, the trouble is that the few people who do go there don’t ever come back.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
While everything she’s heard about the North seems idyllic, the trouble is that the few people who do
go there don’t ever come back.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
But this delightful retreat, with its seaside country club feel, is very much a destination resort: most guests go there to be at Il Pellicano, not to tour the area.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go there
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“Go there.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20there. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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