not get someone anywhere

not get someone anywhere
not get someone anywhere informal phrase
used for saying that a particular action or type of behaviour does not help someone to achieve anything

Losing your temper won’t get you anywhere.

Thesaurus: to fail, or to stop being successfulsynonym
Main entry: anywhere

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • not get someone anywhere — informal used for saying that a particular action or type of behaviour does not help someone to achieve anything Losing your temper won t get you anywhere …   English dictionary

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  • anywhere — an|y|where [ eni,wer ] function word *** Anywhere can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I m not going anywhere today. as a pronoun: a tiny island a long way from anywhere. 1. ) usually in negatives or questions used instead of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • anywhere */*/*/ — UK [ˈenɪˌweə(r)] / US [ˈenɪˌwer] adverb, pronoun Summary: Anywhere can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I m not going anywhere today. as a pronoun: a tiny island a long way from anywhere. 1) [usually in negatives or questions] used… …   English dictionary

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  • anywhere — adverb also anyplace Ame 1 in or to any place: Sit anywhere, there are plenty of seats. | Tropical fruit used to be hard to find in Britain but now you can buy it anywhere. (+ in): Apparently that restaurant does the best curry anywhere in London …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get — I [[t]ge̱t[/t]] CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING ♦ gets, getting, got, gotten (past tense & past participle) (In most of its uses get is a fairly informal word. Gotten is an American form of the past tense and past participle.) 1) V LINK… …   English dictionary

  • get*/*/*/ — [get] (past tense got [gɒt] ; past participle got) verb 1) [T] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s father got a new job.[/ex] Did you get tickets for the game?[/ex] You get ten points for each correct answer.[/ex] Young players will… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Someone's Coming — Chanson par The Who extrait de l’album The Who Sell Out Pays  Angleterre Sortie 1995 …   Wikipédia en Français

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