English Explanatory Dictionary

don't pass go

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. To say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.

Word forms

don't pass go

Etymology

From the board game Monopoly, in which a certain card ("Go directly to jail; do not pass go, do not collect $200") sends the player to the jail square without the usual traversal of the board.

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