go places—
1. visit interesting places and live an exciting life:
- She was always wanting to tag along when we went places with our friends.
2. enjoy increasing success; show a lot of talent or ability:
- This is a year when your struggles pay off, a year when you go places.
3. (euph.) go to the toilet:
- What am I to do? I can’t follow them when they go places.
go to places—visit specific places or localities:
- If I went to places whether it’s a bookshop or a coffee shop … you bump into people you know.