🗓️ Idiom: Going Places (verb)
💬 Meaning
- Showing strong potential for success or advancement.
- Likely to achieve great things in a career or future.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After her impressive presentation, everyone agreed that Emma is really going places in the company.
- With his leadership skills and work ethic, it’s clear he’s going places in the industry.
- The new intern has already made a big impact — she’s definitely going places.
🏛️ Origin
The idiom comes from the idea of someone literally moving forward or traveling. By the early 1900s, it began to be used metaphorically to describe people who were advancing quickly in life or career — as if their success was taking them to new destinations.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Everyone in the office says that Jason is _______ after his recent promotion.
Answer
going places
2. Multiple choice:
What does “going places” mean?
a) Traveling for business
b) Showing great potential for future success
c) Changing jobs frequently
Answer
b) Showing great potential for future success
3. Change the sentence using “going places”:
“She has a bright future ahead in marketing.”
Answer
She’s really going places in marketing.
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