get (or go) nowhere

get (or go) nowhere
get (or go) nowhere
make no progress.

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  • 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

  • nowhere — ► ADVERB ▪ not in or to any place. ► PRONOUN 1) no place. 2) a place that is remote or uninteresting. ● from (or out of) nowhere Cf. ↑out of nowhere ● get (or go) …   English terms dictionary

  • get nowhere — ► get (or go) nowhere make no progress. Main Entry: ↑nowhere …   English terms dictionary

  • nowhere — adverb not in or to any place. pronoun 1》 no place. 2》 a place that is remote or uninteresting. adjective informal having no prospect of progress or success. Phrases be (or come) nowhere be badly defeated in a race or competition. from (or out… …   English new terms dictionary

  • nowhere — /ˈnoʊwɛə / (say nohwair) adverb 1. in, at, or to no place; not anywhere. –noun 2. a state of apparent non existence; a place unknown: he disappeared into nowhere. 3. a state of anonymity. –phrase 4. get (or go) nowhere, to achieve nothing. 5. the …  

  • 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

  • Nowhere Man — Исполнитель The Beatles Альбом Rubber Soul Дата выпуска 3 декабря 1965 Дата записи …   Википедия

  • NoWhere (event) — Nowhere is a European arts based event inspired by Burning Man. It is held annually in July near Zaragoza in north eastern Spain. Nowhere embraces the Burning Man principles of radical self expression, radical self reliance, no commerce and leave …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Nowhere Man (EP) — Nowhere Man EP by The Beatles Released 8 July 1966 …   Wikipedia

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