go nowhere

idiom

: to make no progress
The research is going nowhere.
We're going nowhere fast.

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The recent move by Washington to limit purchases of single-family rentals by large institutional investors won’t move the needle much on home pricing, and the announcement might go nowhere. Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Those email chains that go nowhere? Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025 But there’s a catch: most of those AI projects go nowhere. Kellie Romack, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025 This is why lawsuits brought by fans who feel misled about who might play or the quality of officiating go nowhere. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go nowhere

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“Go nowhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20nowhere. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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