to get you anywhere
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6.8
- phrasal verb
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- Being super clever won't get you anywhere.
- going to get you anywhere
- really get you anywhere
I, I don't think that violent rebellion gets us anywhere at the end of the day.
- I, I don't think that violent rebellion gets us anywhere at the end of the day.
- So this still doesn't sort of get us anywhere closer to how we can start building a synthetic brain.
- I don't think too well, didn't say anything to my face, but I could tell they were like, OK, you know, our complaints didn't get us anywhere.
- You look at your sister, she married a millionaire and you and you are into that weird kind of meditation stuff that's not getting you anywhere.
- I don't think your first screenplay will is likely to probably get you anywhere.
- If you feel like encouraging and speaking life has not gotten you anywhere, then the question becomes, are you even with the right man?
- And it's not a stepping stone because once you master Mars, if, if, if, if, which we're not going to do, it doesn't really get you anywhere.
Examples
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Robert Guerrero: "Well, you know, being a nice guy doesn't get you anywhere."
Blog text (10) -
Doing the same old techniques that most people use isn't going to get you anywhere.
Blog text (29) -
You think this is going to get you anywhere?
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"It's not going to get you anywhere," he said.
Fiction book (2000) -
Getting mad is not going to get you anywhere faster.
Blog text (4) -
My boy, that road fever is never going to get you anywhere.
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"Stress never gets you anywhere; smile and be grateful for the opportunities given to you."
Blog text (23) -
"And how is all this going to get you anywhere?" Frances asked.
Fiction book (2000) -
Worrying doesn't get you anywhere.
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Worrying about the future won't get you anywhere and will only stress you out.
Synonyms
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4.6
Fail to make progress or get any result
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4.8
Fail to give any useful result or make progress
3
5.5
Fail to make progress even when you try hard
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to achieve any success or make any progress' is a straightforward metaphorical extension of the literal components: 'get' (cause to reach), 'you' (the person), and 'anywhere' (any place/position). This motion-to-result mapping is common cross-linguistically (e.g. 'won't take you anywhere') and follows regular compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the idiomatic sense.
Etymology
Get you anywhere creates a simple image: imagine trying to get you anywhere but the road is blocked and you cannot move forward. That's why saying something 'won't get you anywhere' means it will not help you make progress or do well.