1 general:: Phrase(s): (You) can’t get there from here. a catchphrase said jokingly when someone asks directions to get to a place that can be reached only by a circuitous route. • Bill: How far is it to Adamsville? Tom: Adamsville? Oh, that’s too bad. You can’t get there from here. • "Galesburg? Galesburg, you say?" said the farmer. "By golly, you can’t get there from here!"
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs