- get nowhere
- idi to fail despite much action and effort
From formal English to slang. 2014.
get nowhere
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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 nowhere — phrasal : to be unsuccessful is likely to get nowhere with such a scheme … Useful english dictionary
get nowhere — ► get (or go) nowhere make no progress. Main Entry: ↑nowhere … English terms dictionary
get nowhere fast — in. to make very poor progress. □ We are getting nowhere fast around here. □ I’m getting nowhere fast in this job. I quit … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get nowhere — fail to progress or succeed, reach an impasse, move in circles … English contemporary dictionary
get nowhere fast — Vrb phrs. To not progress at all, despite one s efforts … English slang and colloquialisms
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 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
Flattery will get nowhere. — Flattery will get (you) nowhere. humorous something that you say to someone in order to tell them that their praise will not persuade you to do anything that you do not want to do. Well, I m glad you liked the meal, but flattery will get you… … New idioms dictionary
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
