get somewhere

Synonyms

succeed thrive flourish prosper gain ground bring home the bacon deliver the goods make it break through make headway hit the jackpot do well

Antonyms

bomb collapse fail founder break down abort
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Examples

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere. James Thurber

It's precisely in those moments when I don't know what to do, boredom drives one to try a host of possibilities to either get somewhere or not get anywhere. Anish Kapoor

I'm afraid that I'm either going to have to write myself something or direct something if I'm going to get somewhere. Yaphet Kotto

Now, here you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that. Lewis Carroll

You want the short version. Okay, then: shit happens. Does that answer all your question? Thought not. Now, if you shut your face and let me tell this my way, we might actually get somewhere. Thank you. Tom Holt

If a person's foresight were as good as their hindsight, we would all get somewhere. American Proverb

Words in the phrase

get somewhere

Close letter words and terms

get something twisted get something under control get something wrong get sooty get spliced get square