get anywhere
idiom
: to make progress
—used in negative statements and in questions
Are you getting anywhere?
We're working hard but we don't seem to be getting anywhere.
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Today, Shutts says, someone interested in selling an Elvis autograph can usually get anywhere between $1800 and $3000.
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Pam Windsor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The city offered me independence and an opportunity to grow that a blind kid just can’t get anywhere else.
—Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
Ashtabula Inland County, Lake County and eastern portions of Cuyahoga County are expected to get anywhere from 6 to 10 inches by Thursday night.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Atletico could not get anywhere near the youth-team graduate, who created three big chances that Fermin Lopez and Raphinha, twice, failed to convert.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Pam Windsor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The city offered me independence and an opportunity to grow that a blind kid just can’t get anywhere else.
—Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
Ashtabula Inland County, Lake County and eastern portions of Cuyahoga County are expected to get anywhere from 6 to 10 inches by Thursday night.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Atletico could not get anywhere near the youth-team graduate, who created three big chances that Fermin Lopez and Raphinha, twice, failed to convert.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Get anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20anywhere. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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