go so far as to

Idioms

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?

Example Sentences

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Barger wouldn’t go so far as to say the Fire Department missed an opportunity by not having FireGuard in place, but focused on how volatile the conditions were that night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

These pages on the whaling industry even go so far as to distort Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The Aston Martin driver did not go so far as to forecast the four-time champion would succeed, but stressed that if anyone could do it, it was Verstappen.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

DeStefano, an employment discrimination case, but he wrote only for himself and did not go so far as to conclude that there was a conflict.

From Slate • May 4, 2025

I go so far as to call Skeezie on Saturday and ask him what he knows about love.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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