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Synonyms

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]


Example Sentences

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“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 • Dec. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

"There's all kind of triggers. Photographs. When I go places, I remember Jennie doing this, Gregg doing that. But luckily most of them are happy memories."

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

I tell young people all the time to go places.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

“I feel...like a glossy version of myself, if that makes sense. Like I could go places the old me would never have been allowed.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon