Don't ask.

Don't ask.
Don't ask.
It is so bad, I do not wish to be reminded or talk about it, so do not ask about it. •

John: How was your class reunion? Alice: Oh, heavens! Don't ask.

Tom: What was your calculus final exam like? Mary: Don't ask.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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