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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Even today, most comedy stars at the height of their commercial success wouldn’t get anywhere near half the jokes Rock spouted on stage.
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The whole truth of even an instant is vast, and this is why, to get anywhere near it, fiction is created.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
In the federal system, first-time offenders don’t get anywhere near the maximum sentence.
—Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024
Keep in mind that Gitlin must keep performing well to get anywhere near the maximum payout.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The whole truth of even an instant is vast, and this is why, to get anywhere near it, fiction is created.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
In the federal system, first-time offenders don’t get anywhere near the maximum sentence.
—Claudia Lauer and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024
Keep in mind that Gitlin must keep performing well to get anywhere near the maximum payout.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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“Get anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20anywhere. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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