go far

phrase

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

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This thing simply wanted to go high and go far (relatively of course). Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 But groups like the League of Conservation Voters say the measure doesn’t go far enough to address their data center concerns. Justin Papp, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 But Democrats have argued that the latest changes to the bill don't go far enough to prevent the president and his family from profiting off of their own crypto ventures. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 High-Mach flight presents engineering challenges that go far beyond simply making an aircraft travel faster. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 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 18 Sep. 2026.

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