go so far
idiom
—used to indicate that something one suspects might be beyond what is generally believed
Would you go so far as to call them dishonest?
I wouldn't go so far as to say she's a billionaire.
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The legislation that passed this week did not go so far as to repeal these restrictions.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Passage to the Europa League final next Wednesday can only go so far to make up for their continued and prolonged ineptitude in the Premier League.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The reality that a team led by Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo can only go so far with a marginal supporting cast.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
None of the other 23 states that allow initiatives, most in the Midwest and West, go so far out of their way to discourage them.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Passage to the Europa League final next Wednesday can only go so far to make up for their continued and prolonged ineptitude in the Premier League.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The reality that a team led by Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo can only go so far with a marginal supporting cast.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
None of the other 23 states that allow initiatives, most in the Midwest and West, go so far out of their way to discourage them.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Go so far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20so%20far. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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