Meaning of not going anywhere | Babel Free
Definitions
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, go, anywhere. not-comparable
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Able to be disregarded and dealt with later. not-comparable
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Dependable; not inclined to leave or bail out unexpectedly. not-comparable
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Not making progress. not-comparable
Examples
“You shouldn't get⟳ too anxious about your vacation next month. The beach is not going anywhere.”
“There is no need⟳ to hurry⟳. If Bahadur was bombed as the television program⟳ said, then it is not going anywhere. If the Katyushas were also bombed and the cave was breeched, that is also not going anywhere.”
“Again, college is not going anywhere, and a change⟳ in direction can always happen⟳ at a later date⟳. Regardless of the ultimate decision to go or not to go, make⟳ an action plan⟳ with discrete goals, and a timeline for achieving these goals.”
“If you or your family or your loved ones are in trouble⟳, your life is not in order⟳. Right? You're plan⟳ will still be there waiting for you to finish⟳ it. It's not going anywhere.”
“You can count⟳ on me. I'm not going anywhere.”
“Music has a huge influence⟳ on just about everything around us. No matter⟳ how people try⟳ to disrespect it or reject⟳ it, it's not going anywhere. It's here to stay⟳.”
“He told me that when he said those wedding vows, that he meant it and he was not going anywhere.”
“No, he said plainly. I'll leave⟳ this café. But I won't leave⟳ you. That's what I mean⟳. I'm not going anywhere.”
““I’m not going anywhere,” Mr. Biden said. “I know⟳ yesterday’s news was surprising and hard for you to hear⟳,” he went on, “but it was the right thing to do. I know⟳ it’s hard because you poured your heart and soul into me to help⟳ us win⟳ this thing.””
“A.I. isn’t going anywhere, so the crucial question⟳ is one of motivation.”
“My research⟳ is not going anywhere.”
“His career is not going anywhere.”
“And I think⟳ my question⟳, and I have⟳ just one, would be for your, Mr. Toomey, on this question⟳ of, well, the science is not going anywhere and it is not going to produce⟳ any big gains—let⟳ me just read⟳ you a sentence from just one of the letters from a physician and scientific groups that I am putting in the record⟳ today.”
“That is not how it is, however—the beings in samsara did not come⟳ from nirvana to samsara, so they did not come⟳ from anywhere, and therefore they are not going anywhere either.”
“The defense would also have⟳ argued that the officers overbore his will in violation of the due process⟳ clause when they lied about his lawyer having been called and then told him he was not going anywhere unless he told the "truth," which the officer revealed to mean⟳, that he killed Sal.”
“I'm thinking of a Bion passage about a patient that frustrated him, one we spoke about the other day, starting, stopping, starting, stopping, a sense⟳ of not going anywhere, a feeling that nothing's happening.”
“We're not going anywhere. We've never gone anywhere. We're not even going to the playoffs.”
““We are not going anywhere, we fucked, that's it.””
“What is the point⟳ of going down a dead-end road when you know⟳ it's not going anywhere?”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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