- get anywhere
- idi to achieve success:You'll never get anywhere with that attitude[/ex]
From formal English to slang. 2014.
get anywhere
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get anywhere — • get anywhere • get nowhere • get somewhere • take anywhere • take nowhere • take somewhere (from Idioms in Speech) to obtain any (no, some) result; make any (no, some) progress We seem to be really getting somewhere at last, Bart agreed. All… … Idioms and examples
get anywhere — phrasal : to be successful usually used with preceding negative I don t think he will get anywhere with his plans * * * get somewhere/anywhere/nowhere idiom to make some progress/no progress • After six months work on the project, at last I feel… … Useful english dictionary
get nowhere — • get anywhere • get nowhere • get somewhere • take anywhere • take nowhere • take somewhere (from Idioms in Speech) to obtain any (no, some) result; make any (no, some) progress We seem to be really getting somewhere at last, Bart agreed. All… … Idioms and examples
get somewhere — • get anywhere • get nowhere • get somewhere • take anywhere • take nowhere • take somewhere (from Idioms in Speech) to obtain any (no, some) result; make any (no, some) progress We seem to be really getting somewhere at last, Bart agreed. All… … Idioms and examples
get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
anywhere — an|y|where W3S1 [ˈeniweə US wer] adv also anyplace AmE 1.) in or to any place ▪ Sit anywhere you like. ▪ You can buy clothes like these anywhere. ▪ I don t want to live in London, but I d be happy living anywhere else . 2.) used in questions to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
anywhere — /en ee hwair , wair /, adv. 1. in, at, or to any place. 2. to any extent; to some degree: Does my answer come anywhere near the right one? 3. get anywhere, to achieve success: You ll never get anywhere with that attitude! n. 4. any place or… … Universalium
anywhere — an•y•where [[t]ˈɛn iˌ(h)wɛər, ˌwɛər[/t]] adv. 1) in, at, or to any place 2) to any extent or degree: I m not anywhere near finished[/ex] 3) any place or direction: The attack could come from anywhere[/ex] • get anywhere Etymology: 1350–1400 usage … From formal English to slang
anywhere — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wherever, in any place, to any place, all over, everywhere, in whatever place, wherever you go*, anyplace*. • get anywhere, Syn. prosper, thrive, advance, make headway; see succeed 1 … English dictionary for students
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
