go so far as to

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1. Also, go as far as to. Proceed to the point of doing something. For example, I wouldn't go so far as to call him incompetent, but he does need supervision, or Would she go as far as to sell the house before she's found another?

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go so far as to

Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Sandler, didn’t go so far as to say “it’s different this time,” but he did note why this time is not the same as previous pullbacks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Marija is also, despite insisting otherwise to Vytas, seeing someone—a female colleague, who cheers on her resignation but doesn’t go so far as to follow her out the door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Snap did not go so far as to try and prohibit all AI-generated content from Snapchat.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

And while I won’t go so far as to use a trite phrase like, 40s are the new 30s, well…You catch my drift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

A few sociologists go so far as to say that social complexity has made the concept of class meaningless.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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