where do we go from here

Idioms

Given the present situation, what should we do next? For example, Unemployment's rising and numerous banks have failed; where do we go from here? This phrase originated about 1945 and is most often applied to a political, economic, social, or moral state of the country, of a business, or the like.

Example Sentences

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“You can breathe out and be like, OK, we’re here. But now where do we go from here, I think, is the next question.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

So where does he, and where do we, go from here?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023

What do we know and where do we go from here?

From Salon • May 2, 2022

It was like that sound voiced the concern that we all had: "Okay, where do we go from here?"

From Fox News • Dec. 21, 2021

He was whistling very quietly, "Oh, boy, where do we go from here?"

From Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)

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