I have other plans, so if I'm not there, start without me.
if I'm not there, start without me
idiomI am not interested in the event and do not plan to attend.
I am busy working late tonight, so if I'm not there, start without me and enjoy the dinner.
Knowing the meeting would likely be a tedious waste of time, he sent a brief message stating that if he was not there, they should start without him.
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all there
Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.
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as if there were no tomorrow
To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.
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be there
To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
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been there, done that
An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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flying start
An especially good start.