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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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Those flights represent a key plank of FlyDubai’s reach and appeal—the airline will go places Western carriers can’t or won’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

I’m very careful who I’m around, where I go, when I go places and when I stay home, and even thoughtful about what I say, because this is what’s been helping me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

I would like to go places where I was going as a young kid, with them, without them needing to stop all the time and just enjoy the time with them.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

“Let's go, places, please! And put on those performance faces!”

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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