go far

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Verb	1.	go far - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" arrive, get in, make it bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
	2.	go far - extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far" go deep extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

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bring home the bacon
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go deep
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nip curn
To get beyond

The next time he went to hunt he took care not to go far, and came in quite early.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

He was a bright and clear intelligence, and if his light did not go far, it is to be said of him that his worst fault was only to have stopped short of the finest truth in art, in morals, in politics.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

He either has not the sense or the power to follow my example, though he does try to conceal his uneasiness as well as he can; but still, it will appear in his face, and his ill-humour will peep out at intervals, though not in the expression of open resentment - they never go far enough for that.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context

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