go way back

idiom

: to have known each other for a long time
He and I go way back.

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The two go way back, becoming friends after Assad scored the overtime game-winner for Franklin against Ferreira’s Falmouth team in the 1983 Div. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026 Page and Longhurst go way back. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael Maye, go way back. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026 Keith Urban and Dolly Parton go way back. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go way back

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“Go way back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20way%20back. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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