go places

Idioms  

1. Make progress, succeed, as in I suspect they'll be going places with the new product, or Now that she has her doctorate I'm sure she'll go places. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

“We’re supposed to do all kinds of stuff. It’s supposed to be differentwhenIgo there. But all he wants is to go places with his girlfriend. The jerk.”

From Literature

To participate in everyday life—to buy things and go places—we pay for it with privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is a very abnormal job, that you don’t get a chance to go places, look around, make decisions, maybe start in four months or something when you relocate,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You could tell by the way he approached things that that’s a driven young dude that really wants to go places,” said RIG head coach Robert Johansson.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She’s beloved and she has worked for that. And that was also important for this because I’m asking the viewer to go places with this character that get quite dark, that get uncomfortable.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accelerate
• achieve
• move up
• progress
• promote
• propel
• speed
• storm