where do we go from here

where do we go from here idiom
Given the present situation, what should we do next? For example, Unemployment's rising and numerous banks have failed; where do we go from here? This phrase originated about 1945 and is most often applied to a political, economic, social, or moral state of the country, of a business, or the like.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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