no-go area
noun/ˌnəʊ ˈɡəʊ eəriə/
/ˌnəʊ ˈɡəʊ eriə/
(especially British English)- an area, especially in a city, which is dangerous for people to enter, or that the police or army do not enter, often because it is controlled by a violent group
- Some clubs are no-go areas for people over 30.
- (figurative) This subject is definitely a no-go area (= we must not discuss it).
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