idiom · informal
go places
UK/ɡəʊ ˈpleɪsɪz/US/ɡoʊ ˈpleɪsɪz/go·PLACES
speakingtask1
to have great potential to be successful in the future
Examples
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Band 8 sentence
“Given his track record in startups and strong leadership skills, investors agreed he was going places.”
Collocations
- She's clearly going places in the tech world.
Word family
go places idiom (verb phrase)going places verb phrase (continuous)
Common mistakes
go to places→go places
go place→go places
Say it for a higher band
5have a bright future→6be promising→7+go places
Synonyms
be promising
have a bright future
Easily confused
have a bright future
“With her language skills, she clearly has a bright future ahead of her.”
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