"go there" meaning in English

See go there in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes there [present, singular, third-person], going there [participle, present], went there [past], gone there [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> there}} go there (third-person singular simple present goes there, present participle going there, simple past went there, past participle gone there)
  1. (informal) To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial. Tags: informal Related terms: who goes there?
    Sense id: en-go_there-en-verb-DxQPIHEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2018, Bob's Burgers (TV series), \"As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps\" (episode)",
          "text": "LOUISE: Okay, enough with the \"tricycle\" stuff!\nLADY IN VAN: Why don't you wanna talk about it? Because you're too old to be riding one?\nLOUISE: (laughs) Okay...\nTINA: Whoa.\nLADY IN VAN: That's right: I went there, with a child."
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        "(informal) To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial."
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