go way back

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: to have known each other for a long time
He and I 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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