go places
To make progress or achieve success.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“That talented young student is going places.”
“With his ambition and strong work ethic, everyone knows he is going places in his career.”
“Given her remarkable ability to navigate complex negotiations, it is evident that she is going places within the international firm.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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better place
Heaven; happiness after death.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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come from a good place
To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
Last updated August 10, 2026