go far

idiom

: be very successful
She has a lot of talent. If she works hard, she should go far.

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The punishment may seem extreme, but for decades, these scenes were common across Thailand, with students subject to strict rules about their appearances that go far beyond the school dress codes seen in other countries. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025 These disruptions go far beyond uncertainty and have real consequences. Jeffrey MacKeigan, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025 Garber in his message said the university has taken various steps to combat antisemitism and will continue to work on the issue but that the government’s demands go far past that aim. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025 Some online grumbling about the prompt has been floated by critics who say the prompt didn’t go far enough into compelling the AI to do a full-throated job. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go far

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“Go far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20far. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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