far gone

phrase

informal

: in a very bad, weak, or confused condition because of being sick, tired, drunk, etc.

He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then.

She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.

Examples of far gone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the bidding escalated beyond his threshold, Baffert’s money man backed out, but the trainer, too far gone on the horse, kept raising his hand. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

But this hurting, mad-eyed matriarch is already too far gone. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Throw It Out Honestly, some items are just too far gone to try to sell or donate. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

His uncle seems too far gone in booze to take on an oshkaabewis. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for far gone

• boney
• boni
• bony
• coney
• crony
• monie
• mony
• phoney
• phony
• stoney
• stony
• toney