go so far
idiom
—used to indicate that something one suspects might be beyond what is generally believed
Would you go so far as to call them dishonest?
I wouldn't go so far as to say she's a billionaire.
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One key question is whether the EU will go so far as to agree to common borrowing for defense projects.
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
All the actors make assertive impressions that can nonetheless only go so far in delineating figures who remain basically ciphers.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Congress did make clear, in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, that a President can’t go so far as to substitute his own funding decision for that of Congress by simply refusing to release the funds.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Stewing in uncertainty is not productive, and relying on music or a hot cup of tea, though calming, will only go so far.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
All the actors make assertive impressions that can nonetheless only go so far in delineating figures who remain basically ciphers.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Congress did make clear, in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, that a President can’t go so far as to substitute his own funding decision for that of Congress by simply refusing to release the funds.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Stewing in uncertainty is not productive, and relying on music or a hot cup of tea, though calming, will only go so far.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Go so far.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20so%20far. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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