- get someone nowhere
- be of no use or benefit to someone
being angry would get her nowhere
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
get someone nowhere
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get someone nowhere — be of no benefit to someone. → nowhere … English new terms dictionary
flattery will get you nowhere — spoken phrase used for telling someone that you will not do what they want just because they are praising you Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do somethingsynonym Main entry: flattery * * * flattery will get you ˈeverywhere/ˈnowhere … Useful english dictionary
Flattery will get you nowhere. — Flattery will get (you) nowhere. humorous something that you say to someone in order to tell them that their praise will not persuade you to do anything that you do not want to do. Well, I m glad you liked the meal, but flattery will get you… … New idioms dictionary
nowhere — no|where [ nou,wer, nou,hwer ] adverb ** 1. ) not in any place or not to any place: Nowhere on earth is free from ecological damage. There is nowhere else for me to stay. Nowhere does it say that we cannot have guests in our rooms. Many people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nowhere */*/ — UK [ˈnəʊweə(r)] / US [ˈnoʊˌwer] / US [ˈnoʊˌhwer] adverb 1) not in any place, or not to any place Nowhere on earth is free from ecological damage. There is nowhere else for me to stay. Nowhere does it say that we cannot have guests in our rooms.… … English dictionary
nowhere — adverb not in or to any place. pronoun 1》 no place. 2》 a place that is remote or uninteresting. adjective informal having no prospect of progress or success. Phrases be (or come) nowhere be badly defeated in a race or competition. from (or out… … English new terms dictionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
flattery will get you nowhere — spoken used for telling someone that you will not do what they want just because they are praising you … English dictionary
go nowhere — get/go/nowhere phrase to fail to achieve something, or to fail to be successful Our investigation got nowhere. His career is going nowhere. get/go nowhere fast: The negotiators are getting nowhere fast … Useful english dictionary
