go way back

idiom

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

Examples of go way back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The posts aren't tagged as a paid partnership, so…what gives? Kardashian and Balenciaga go way back. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024 Stamos and the classic Beach Boys song go way back. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023 Bremont and Matthew Vaughn go way back, having collaborated in 2014 on the first Kingsman film. Nancy Olson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Although the Packers didn’t play the 49ers, Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur and Shanahan go way back and were on the same Washington staff that also included the Rams’ Sean McVay. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024 Heide had no idea at the time, but their parents go way back. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 Money and commerce are not as old as humanity since Adam and Eve lived off the land, but both go way back together. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 The two men go way back and stayed in touch even when relations between the two countries were frozen. Sha Hua, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023 The two go way back to high school, before Wallace became a professional NASCAR driver. Adam England, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023

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“Go way back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20way%20back. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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