don't ask

phrase

informal

—used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

"She married and divorced a man in the same day? How is that possible?" "Don't ask."

Examples of don't ask in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Projection rooms, such as domes, wrap screens around you and don't ask you to wear extra gear, but the depth of the scene stays tied to the size of the room. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Iowa wide receiver Reece Vander Zee hauled in the catch of a lifetime as time expired in The Big House, but don't ask him to recount what exactly went down on the field. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

People don't ask us those questions. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Dandelions don't ask permission to grow. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026