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

And Im glad you dont ask me for any promise, because it would be wrong to give it; mother dont even like me to be much with you.

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Taste every dish thats brought to you, and when once your plate is taken away, dont ask for it again.

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We dont think about it here, you see, because we dont ask what a mans religion is, as long as he is brave and good.'

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I dont ask any more of your attention nor anything more of you than I would be willing to give you in return.

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In her hand she carries a green branch,no, 278 dont ask me why, for you will know when you hear the girls sing the Liberty Tree.

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