There is a sentence in An unwanted guest by Shari Lapena:
She glances at her friend. But just look where that got her.
What does
look where that got her
mean?
The fuller text is:
She[Gwen] is a modern young woman. She consider herself a feminist.
But she has never been particularly sure of herself, it's a quality
that she admires – even envies- in others. she wants to be strong and
independent, like Riley. well, like Riley used to be. She glances at
her friend. But just look where that got her. Beside her, Riley
guzzles her first glass of wine like water on a hot day
[…] she
[Riley] was always an accomplished drinker
[…] Riley seems to emerge
from her semi-catatonic state to motion to the young man with the bar
cart and says "May I have another?"
Best Answer
Look where that got him|her means "Consider the outcome of that action—it was not very good, was it?"
P.S. But it can also have a positive spin, and mean "Consider the outcome of that action—better than you might have expected, no?"