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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She said her father, who died in 2022 a few months before she ran for the first time for the Conservative leadership, was proud that she had gone into politics telling her: "I know you're going to go all the way."
From BBC
“We have the same goal, to go all the way and I have all the confidence and belief in us.”
From Los Angeles Times
"It's probably like going into the Champions League, isn't it? You look at the teams that are in it and think 'my God', but you still think you've got a chance and dream you can go all the way."
From BBC
Hitschler’s ties to Chesney go all the way back to the Division III level.
From Los Angeles Times
"They are going to go all the way. Rangers are out of it. They can forget it - 12 points is too much for them to claw back."
From BBC
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