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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Microtransit is a rideshare-like service where passengers can hail a low-fare ride from their location and go anywhere within the zone, including bus stops or rail stations. Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025 That kind of flexibility is what makes the difference between pilot experiments that don’t go anywhere and AI systems that do. Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Roxanne won’t go anywhere without a pair of cowboy boots. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 The dark, starkly political story of the tragedy Macbeth wouldn’t go anywhere without the three spooky witches, as Shakespeare scholar George Walton Williams outlines. Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go anywhere

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“Go anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20anywhere. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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