get somewhere

Idioms  

1. Make progress. For example, The foundation has been laid, so we're finally getting somewhere. Also see get nowhere; get there.

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Example Sentences

“It was harder for them early on, when we were moving so frequently, we didn’t have any control over it, we were just trying to get somewhere stable to be, and I think they were processing the loss when they were sad that we didn’t have our home,” Sanford said.

From Los Angeles Times

San Francisco could get somewhere between 1 inch to 2.5 inches of rain.

From Los Angeles Times

To best view the eclipse, get somewhere ahead of 19:30 with as clear a view of the horizon as possible so that you can see the Moon as soon as it rises.

From BBC

"The actual swelling got bigger and bigger and then I was trying to get somewhere to get my life sorted out and find out what it was. It was too late."

From BBC

This is different comedy than what you might get somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advance