get there

1. Achieve success, as in He always wanted to be a millionaire, and he finally got there. In this expression, there indicates one's goal. The participial form of this phrase, getting there, means “making progress toward a goal,” as in I haven't finished the book, but I'm getting there. [Late 1800s] Also see get somewhere.

Example Sentences

“We want to go back so bad, but we’ll get there. Won’t we, Ozzy?”

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Camp Chef Woodwin Pro – When it comes to smoking, people usually fall into two camps: the purists who love the ritual — beer in hand, fire crackling into the night — and those of us who care more about the end result than the hours it takes to get there.

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“I don’t think we will get there next year because we need one million more home sales to get us back to normal,” Yun said.

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“I don’t think we will get there next year because we need one million more home sales to get us back to normal,” Yun said.

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If any of this matters, it’s because Olivia Nuzzi herself is a legitimately fascinating public figure, for better or worse, whose acclaimed reporting career now raises a lot of questions about whose professional ambitions get rewarded in this cursèd business, and the plainly unethical steps many take to get there.

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