"don't get someone started" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-don't get someone started.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=don't get someone started}} don't get someone started
  1. (idiomatic) Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid. Tags: idiomatic Translations (used to attempt to avoid a discussion): älä kerro (Finnish), nie każ mi zaczynać (Polish), nie zaczynaj (Polish), nem me fale (english: speaking for oneself) (Portuguese)

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          "text": "\"Do you know what the veterinary bill was?\" / \"Oh, don't get me started.\""
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        "(idiomatic) Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid."
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      "sense": "used to attempt to avoid a discussion",
      "word": "nie każ mi zaczynać"
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