go places イディオム
go places
succeed, do well, make it big When Percy got his degree, we knew he was going places.
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v. phr.,
slang 1. To do something quickly or with great force or energy; work fast or hard.
The boys went to town on the old garage, and had it torn down before Father came home from work. While Sally was slowly washing the dishes, she remembered she had a date with Pete that evening; then she really went to town. Compare: IN NO TIME, MAKE TIME.
Antonym: TAKE ONE'S TIME. 2.
go places. To do a good job; succeed.
Our team is going to town this year. We have won all five games that we played. Dan was a good student and a good athlete; we expect him to go places in business.go places
To advance or acquisition success in some breadth of one's life. Alice is absolutely activity to go places with that singing articulation of hers.Learn more: go, placego places
to become actual successful. I knew that Sally, with all her talent, would go places. I absolutely appetite to go places in life.Learn more: go, placego places
Make progress, succeed, as in I doubtable they'll be activity places with the new product, or Now that she has her doctorate I'm abiding she'll go places. [Colloquial; aboriginal 1900s] Learn more: go, placego places
1 travel. 2 be more successful. informal 2 1991 Francis King The Ant Colony Guido is activity to go places, I'm abiding of it. He's not activity to be a labourer forever. Learn more: go, placeˈgo places
(informal) be acknowledged or acceptable to be acknowledged in your activity or job: If you’re young, active and appetite to go places, abode to this abode and we’ll accelerate you a job appliance form. ♢ He’s a adolescent artist who’s absolutely activity places.Learn more: go, place