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nowhere

1 nowhere /ˈnoʊˌweɚ/ adverb
1 nowhere
/ˈnoʊˌweɚ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOWHERE
: not in or at any place

get nowhere

or go nowhere : to have no success at all in doing something : to make no progress
get (someone) nowhere : to not help (someone) at all : to not make a situation any better for (someone)

nowhere near

informal
: not at all : not nearly
2 nowhere /ˈnoʊˌweɚ/ noun
2 nowhere
/ˈnoʊˌweɚ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOWHERE
[noncount]
: no place used figuratively

from nowhere

or out of nowhere
used to say that someone or something comes, appears, happens, etc., in a sudden and unexpected way