go places

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]

Example Sentences

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

But to fill your journal, you have to go places.

From Los Angeles Times

“Never been more excited to go places,” Gad said.

From Los Angeles Times

“She was true to that. People get hurt. People have to go places. The unknown is always happening.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They’re of that age, where they’ll go places and hear the Pixies. Their friends will say, ‘hey, have you ever heard of the Pixies?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• move up 
• progress 
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• speed 
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