go all the way
Idioms-
Continue on a course to the end, as in The town agreed to put in a sewer but would not go all the way with widening the street . [First half of 1900s] Also see go the distance .
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Engage in sexual intercourse, as in Her mother told her some boys will always try to make her go all the way . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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You can go all the way up to the CEO if you like — and consider copying other relevant officials.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
It then details a review process that starts with a department chair and can go all the way up to the board of regents, the system’s governing board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
In credit, you go all the way up the high-yield curve.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The Colts could go all the way, which is crazy to think about.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Well, they reached the tip of Africa, and they were supposed to go all the way around the Cape of something-or-other.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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