go way back

idiom

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

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What happened between Taylor Swift & Charli xcx? 2019: Charli talks about opening for Taylor on the Reputation Tour Taylor and Charli actually go way back. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025 To understand why, have to go way back to 1810, when Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Bill Zito and Chris Grier go way back, far before their respective time as general managers for the Florida Panthers and Miami Dolphins. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 Although there are some roots that go way back — like entrepreneurs who found a unique niche to fill — and recurring concerns by some community members that vendors need tighter regulation, Charlotte‘s street food scene is a relatively recent phenomenon. Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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