go anywhere
idiom
1
: to make progress : become more successful
—used in negative statements
His career isn't going anywhere.
2
: to produce any useful results
—used in negative statements
It seemed like a good idea, but it never went anywhere.
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While the visible Moon in your public 10th house pushes back against scheming Mercury in your sign, your efforts to shape the narrative probably won’t go anywhere.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Treasure hunting is rife with dubious schemes that don’t go anywhere and, ultimately, ruin wreck sites.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
That all but guarantees the conversation won’t go anywhere good.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
March 27, 2005 after Desperate Housewives wasn’t going to go anywhere.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Treasure hunting is rife with dubious schemes that don’t go anywhere and, ultimately, ruin wreck sites.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
That all but guarantees the conversation won’t go anywhere good.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
March 27, 2005 after Desperate Housewives wasn’t going to go anywhere.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Go anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20anywhere. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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