far gone
idiom
informal
: in a very bad, weak, or confused condition because of being sick, tired, drunk, etc.
He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then.
She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.
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There is no standard protocol for how providers should interpret such language, doctors have told ProPublica — or how far gone a patient needs to be to qualify.
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Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
For now, Lamb must feel something close to a father to River given the shortcomings of his real father and a grandfather who’s either too far gone or didn’t have his best interests in mind.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The federal election case is one of four criminal cases that have been brought against the ex-president, only one of which has so far gone to trial and resulted in a guilty verdict.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The New York Democrat may be the only thing standing between Biden and a flood of panicked House Democrats — few of whom have so far gone on the record — demanding the president exit the race, hopefully saving their chances of regaining the slender House majority in the process.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
For now, Lamb must feel something close to a father to River given the shortcomings of his real father and a grandfather who’s either too far gone or didn’t have his best interests in mind.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The federal election case is one of four criminal cases that have been brought against the ex-president, only one of which has so far gone to trial and resulted in a guilty verdict.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The New York Democrat may be the only thing standing between Biden and a flood of panicked House Democrats — few of whom have so far gone on the record — demanding the president exit the race, hopefully saving their chances of regaining the slender House majority in the process.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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“Far gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20gone. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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