can't get there from here



(You) can't get there from here.

a catchphrase said jokingly when someone asks directions to get to a place that can be reached only by a circuitous route. Bill: How far is it to Adamsville? Tom: Adamsville? Oh, that's too bad. You can't get there from here. "Galesburg? Galesburg, you say?" said the farmer. "By golly, you can't get there from here!"
See also: get, here

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alister['ælistə]
Utku-Turkish
Theophanes-Ancient Greek
Achim (2)-Biblical
Sabellasə-BEL-əEnglish (Rare)
Gwladus-Welsh