2.Many people protested outside courthouses or put up posters of their missing but got nowhere.
许多人到法院外面抗议,张贴失踪亲人的海报,但往往一无所获。
3.He protested about his bad grade but got nowhere.
他对自己的低分表示抗议,但毫无结果。
4.That is why we have made so little headway in our repeated attempts to reduce bureaucracy. George Bush attempted a tentative reform last year, but got nowhere.