get there

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

"When you shoot and can't even hit the goal, you're not going to go far. When it comes to taking the game home, Italy just doesn't get there anymore."

From BBC

"I was looking to see how I could get there again."

From BBC

“You can’t get there from here cross-lots,” I said, and his face immediately blossomed like a flower emerging from a big tree’s shade.

From Literature

A band is packing up when you get there.

From Literature

“Sort of. Except, when you get there, you’ve gone somewhere else. Somewhere that isn’t here.”

From Literature

Related Words

• achieve
• attain
• bring about
• carry out
• conclude
• do
• finish
• manage
• perform
• produce
• pull off
• reach
• realize
• score
• take care of
• win