get nowhere



get nowhere

Also, not get anywhere. Make no progress, as in I've tried to put this together, but I'm getting nowhere with it. This expression is sometimes intensified as get nowhere fast, as in I tried phoning but got nowhere fast. [Early 1900s] Also see get somewhere; get there.
See also: get, nowhere

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rade-Serbian, Croatian
Ceallagh-Irish
Draper['dreipə]
Anica-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Bachelor['bætʃələ]
NicÉPhore-French