go far

Idioms  

1. Also, go a long way. Be sufficient for nearly all that is required; also, last for a long time. For example, This turkey will go far to feed the people at the shelter, or She can really make that small amount of cash go a long way. [Early 1400s] Also see go a long way toward; go so far as to.

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Example Sentences

All four of these so-called comic operas go far beyond genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“The consequences of this case go far beyond me or everyone here,” Musk said Tuesday from the courtroom in Oakland, Calif., according to reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Majestic’s founders say that none of the current inference solutions on the market go far enough in providing sufficient memory capacity to handle the huge AI models that will be developed in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

What’s Next: Its $50 million may not go far among better known, deeper-pocketed AI competitors, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Knowing she had little hope of finding trained code breakers, she intended instead to search for novices with the potential to go far.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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