go down that road

go down that road

To pursue a particular course of action. Surgery could correct your fracture, but before we go down that road, let's see how much the cast helps.
See also: down, go, road, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • advise (one) against (something)
  • advise against
  • advise against doing
  • bark up the wrong tree
  • bark up the wrong tree, to
  • cut school
  • crunch up
  • cut class
  • flock after
  • flock after (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Before we go down that road some more responsibility from supermarkets on what they push to consumers is in order, and, lest we forget, so is self-restraint by shoppers.
So, when it turns dark tonight, you come out and you get in that Jeep and you bring it out of there and you go down that road a couple of miles.
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has criticised Pakistan's decision to not field a specialist spinner during the practice game at the ICC Academy in Dubai.The practice game between Pakistan A and Australia ended in a draw but it did not stop Hazlewood from sharing strong remarks about selection decisions made by the host board.'Maybe they're a little bit on the shy, timid side by not playing a spinner and they're trying to hide them obviously from us and go down that road,' said Hazlewood while talking on the Unplayable Podcast.
If couples want to go down that road, that's up to them but they should fund it themselves.
I do not think that IVF should be available on the NHS, I think that if couples want to go down that road then that is up to them, but I do think that they should fund it themselves.
The American way of handling these things is probably more politically correct, but we just have to hope we don't go down that road" Club proprietor Peter Stringfellow
There will be many who say that some people don't deserve a trial but if we go down that road we are no better than the terrorists.
TEN years ago a group of us were about to start our own Branch of the U 3 A, but decided not to go down that road because we had been doing our own thing for over 12 months - so why not start our own community group?
The 26-year-old star explained that after having her son she doesn't want to go down that road again because she doesn't want her son to see her like that.
And who is going to tell the emergency services 'you can't go down that road, it's full of potholes?' So come on Kirklees, get your act together.
Volvo has also announced that you can get this car and engine combo with an automatic gearbox, although if you do go down that road the fuel consumption will increase to 72.4mpg.
They vowed they would never go down that road again.
"We have chosen peace as a strategic option and we are determined to go down that road so long as the territories under occupation are returned to their owners," Kabalan said.
"We would like to think things could be settled very quickly, if we need to go down that road. There are players out there that clubs are prepared to let out on loan."
As for saying mean things back, don't go down that road. It's better to laugh or walk away.