go far

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go far (third-person singular simple present goes far, present participle going far, simple past went far, past participle gone far)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attain success, especially from humble origins; achieve a great deal.

   Synonym: go a long way

   Keep studying and you'll go far.

   • 1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 767:

     The new shed, in conjunction with the existing multiple-unit shed, goes far to provide a complete diesel motive power depot at Stratford, [...].

2. (idiomatic, intransitive, in negative constructions) To cover significant expenses.

   A ten-pound note doesn't go far these days.

• Not to be confused with go too far.

• “go far”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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