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don't ask
Idioms and Phrases
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 a way, I think it's quite selfish to even consider him, because he will say yes, because he is Ben Stokes. He will do whatever England ask him to do. Just don't ask him, just let him be."
“We live in a country where we don’t ask what we can do for our country,” Booker said, paraphrasing President John F. Kennedy.
Abdulkafi Kayal, head of operations for the White Helmets in Syria's coastal region, told the BBC that the group's work transcended politics: "When we go to rescue someone in need, we don't ask them about their religion or political opinion... Our mandate is to help those in need".
But you don’t ask with respect.
Just don’t ask her to explain her greatness.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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