go all the way

phrase

1
: to enter into complete agreement
2
: to engage in sexual intercourse

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The custody case went all the way to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 The small, round sockets were recessed into the wall, and the adapter would hit the outlet plate, preventing the pins from going all the way into the holes. Mark Marino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Swift’s friendship with Sisk, a recording engineer, goes all the way back to the singer’s 1989 era. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Two years later, Bumble is now going all the way and fully eliminating its gender-specific conversation-starter rules. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go all the way

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“Go all the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20all%20the%20way. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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