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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“It’s important that people go all the way down ballot,” she said.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Leeds-born Theo Mayne has only watched clips of the latest series, but said, judging by those, he thinks Maya "will go all the way".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The case would go all the way to the international commission on zoological nomenclature, with “taxonomic instability” in the balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Sometimes they’ll go all the way up until we get a season-ending rain or snow event,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cream would have eaten through the bolts in seconds, but he didn’t have the time to go all the way back to Sayle Enterprises to get it.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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