Food & eating
not go near something
refuse to touch or try something
To refuse to touch, try, or eat something because you dislike it or feel nervous about it.
Hear it in real life
Will you try the chilli sauce?
No way. I won't go near anything that spicy.
She won't go near seafood after getting food poisoning.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I won't go near to that food.
Say: I won't go near that food.
When near is followed directly by the thing being avoided, do not add to.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
not go near something; won't go near anything
Your turn: say it out loud
She won't go near seafood after getting food poisoning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not go near something
refuse to touch or try something
“She won't go near seafood after getting food poisoning.”
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