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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When it picked No. 3 seed Illinois to go all the way, it deviated from the pack and the other AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
You can go all the way up to the CEO if you like — and consider copying other relevant officials.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
As you were filming Episode 8 with the top 10, did you have an idea who would go all the way?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Both teams began the season with odds of 60-1 or worse to go all the way.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
I watched Deidre go all the way back down Montego Drive to take Presidio—the long way around up to Olympiad—and I felt vindicated.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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