English Reference

Idiom

get there

Meaning

To succeed after a lengthy attempt.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

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

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

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

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.”

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