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Ronald375 Posted 12 years ago
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this is not (really) getting you anywhere

A person wants to lose weight and to reach his goal he starts running a couple of times a week. At the same time he doesn't eat less but more instead. So after one month he actually didn't lose weight. Is it possible to say 'this is not (really) getting you anywhere' to make clear that, in order to lose weight, it's also important to eat less? Or are there other, maybe more powerful ways to say that?
  

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Yes, that's OK. You can also say "this isn't really working" or "this isn't really having the desired effect".

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  • Yes, that's OK.
  • You can also say "this isn't really working" or "this isn't really having the desired effect".
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Yes, that's OK. You can also say "this isn't really working" or "this isn't really having the desired effect".
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ronald375Or are there other, maybe more powerful ways to say that?
This is not necessarily more powerful, but you can say that he or she is "marching in place" or "running in place" or "gaining no ground".

CJ
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