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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“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 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
“It is really, really hard to trace where the stuff comes from if you go all the way down the supply chain, and it is even harder to monitor that on an ongoing basis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"It was a long way to go, all the way from the north here, but it's a privilege for me and my mother to be able to attend this ceremony," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“You think I’m gonna go all the way home and tell Mama that I only watched the whole thing? I’ll take my chances right here, thank you!”
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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