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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
"We understand everyone has a past, and we don't judge based on that. We don't ask about it during our interview process. We just need people who speak good English and good Spanish and are willing to commit to a job," she explains.
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy at ASC was invaluable to Luis Luna's new start.
We always tell the writers we work with, “Don’t ask us, ‘Can you do this?’
If President Trump were to call — which I don’t know if he ever does; I don’t ask that — he would keep it quiet.
“I don’t ask for anyone’s forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake.”
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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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