don't pass go  Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search    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.   don't pass go    1. To say
that somebody is not to do anything without receiving further
instructions.     • 1994, Linda Shaw, One Pale, Fawn Glove.,
p.195       Don't come back, don't see Taylor, don't pass Go.
Don't do anything in this town again, Miss Grey, ever.   2. To
say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.
• 2001, Janice E. Hale, Learning While Black, p. 126       As
usual, this information was imparted to me with a blank stare,
and dumped in my lap with an expression that said, "Don't pass
Go, don't collect 200 dollars, go straight to jail!"  Usage
notes[edit]    • The expression is used on its own, or together
with don't collect 200 dollars (or pounds), go straight to jail,
as written on th