to get nowhere
1get 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… …
2get nowhere — phrasal : to be unsuccessful is likely to get nowhere with such a scheme …
3get nowhere — ► get (or go) nowhere make no progress. Main Entry: ↑nowhere …
4get 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 …
5get nowhere — fail to progress or succeed, reach an impasse, move in circles …
6get nowhere fast — Vrb phrs. To not progress at all, despite one s efforts …
7get nowhere — idi to fail despite much action and effort …
8get 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… …
9get 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… …
10Flattery 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… …
