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Definition

To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.

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In Context

  • "This project is going nowhere."
  • "The negotiations went nowhere."
  • "The 20 miles [from Okehampton] to Bere Alston, via the growing town of Tavistock, is crying out to be reopened for many reasons, but it is unlikely to happen any time soon. Returning just the six miles from Bere Alston to Tavistock has been mooted, but again it seems to be going nowhere very slowly."
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  • tread water
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