go nowhere

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.

get someone nowhere:
Trying to bribe the officials got us nowhere.

Thesaurus: to fail, or to stop being successful_synonym

Main entry: nowhere

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get/go ˈnowhere | get sb ˈnowhere idiom

to make no progress or have no success; to not enable sb to make progress or have success

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We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.

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Talking to him will get you nowhere.

Main entry: ↑nowhere_idiom

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