go far

idiom

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

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June 04, 2025 While many teams and organizations engage in scenario planning, most don’t go far enough. Harvard Business Review, 4 June 2025 But in today’s outrageously expensive campaigns, that won’t go far against the likely fundraising prowess of any Republican running with Donald Trump’s favor, such as U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds of Naples. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025 To be sure, there are areas of JCPOA’s inspection regime that did not go far enough and that a new deal must strengthen. Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025 And beyond hiring, some advocates said the plan does not go far enough to address how 495 overcrowded schools — which do not have the space to lower class sizes in their current foot print — will meet the requirements of the law. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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