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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The House has passed earlier versions of the SAVE America Act twice, but the effort hasn't gone anywhere in the Senate — where a 60-vote threshold for advancing most legislation makes passing partisan bills much more difficult.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Novartis could have gone anywhere to develop lifesaving drugs.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And Fraser Minten’s not going anywhere.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Human beings are not going anywhere soon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Novartis could have gone anywhere to develop lifesaving drugs.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And Fraser Minten’s not going anywhere.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Human beings are not going anywhere soon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Go anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20anywhere. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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