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go far
  1. v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: arrive, make it, get in]

  2. extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far" [syn: go deep]

Usage examples of "go far".

Didn't I always say, when I was his dawazz, that the boy would go far?

He feels it doesn't go far enough and suspects you're holding things back deliberately.

You can't go far hopping on one leg, anyhow, and my leg isn't moving a muscle until you start showing some sense.

They were to go far enough to find the end of the barriers, at the same time burning any buildings and killing any dirt-eaters they came to.

The work does not go far toward its goal of dealing with the Gnosis in Greek or Coptic, but there are unannounced turns of emphasis that are most valuable.

Their purpose was simply to goad and control you, to create a weapon, but the consequences of a spell may go far beyond what the wizard intended.

The commercial phenomenon of the current science-fiction boom has historical, cultural, and even spiritual roots that go far deeper than million-dollar ad campaigns for movies or $100,000 advances for books.