go far

Idioms  

1. Also, go a long way. Be sufficient for nearly all that is required; also, last for a long time. For example, This turkey will go far to feed the people at the shelter, or She can really make that small amount of cash go a long way. [Early 1400s] Also see go a long way toward; go so far as to.

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Example Sentences

Not only is the rise of autocratic leaders “objectively bad for the world,” he adds, but the feeling that the show “didn’t go far enough” is also “unsettling,” to put it lightly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"Its plans do not go far enough as it does not commit to wider post-test measures to safeguard young and novice drivers," said a Scottish government spokesperson.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

All four of these so-called comic operas go far beyond genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Majestic’s founders say that none of the current inference solutions on the market go far enough in providing sufficient memory capacity to handle the huge AI models that will be developed in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

‘Celeborn warned us not to go far into Fangorn,’ he said.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Related Words

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