be going places
be going places
To be progressing or finding success in some area of one's life. Alice is definitely going places with that singing voice of hers.
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be going places
INFORMALCOMMON If a person or organization is going places, they are likely to become very successful. One of the doctors said, `You're a hell of a surgeon. You are going places.' If we can play like that every week, then this club is going places.
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