to get sb nowhere对某人没任何益处;对某人没一点帮助
This is getting us nowhere.这对我们一点帮助都没有。
All his attempts to attract her attention were getting him nowhere.他吸引她注意的所有努力都没有任何成效。
Our previous tactics got us nowhere, which is why we had to change them.我们之前的战术一点用都没有, 所以我们不得不改变战术。