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get there

idiom
Meaning

To succeed after a lengthy attempt.


Examples
SIMPLE

Learning a new language is hard, but you will get there.

CONTEXTUAL

The project is taking a long time to finish, but we are making progress and will get there eventually.

COMPLEX

Although the path to mastery seemed insurmountable at the outset, through persistent effort and unwavering dedication, she knew she would eventually get there.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all there

    Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.

  2. 02

    as if there were no tomorrow

    To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.

  3. 03

    be there

    To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.

  4. 04

    been there, done that

    An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

  5. 05

    been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

    Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

  6. 06

    been there, done that, got the T-shirt

    Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  7. 07

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  8. 08

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

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