go far

idiom

: be very successful
She has a lot of talent. If she works hard, she should go far.

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Some online grumbling about the prompt has been floated by critics who say the prompt didn’t go far enough into compelling the AI to do a full-throated job. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Trump on Sunday indicated that the trade problems with China go far beyond tariffs. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Some critics suggested that Larter’s character was heightened, but Thornton said one needn’t go far to see real-life examples of Angela. Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025 Green spearheaded several longshot impeachment attempts during Trump’s first White House term that did not go far. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go far

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“Go far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20far. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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