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go down that road

idiom
Meaning

To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.


Origin

disputed origin

From road, in the sense of doing or achieving something.

Examples
SIMPLE

I do not want to go down that road again.

CONTEXTUAL

We should avoid arguing about politics because we always go down that road and end up angry.

COMPLEX

Although the legal team warned of the potential consequences, the company chose to go down that road, risking a long and expensive court battle.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    bump in the road

    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

  6. 06

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  7. 07

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  8. 08

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

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