go far

idiom

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

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Recent Examples on the Web The sheriff’s office has since rolled out a series of changes to the agency’s patrol policies and procedures, but community leaders have insisted the calls don’t go far enough. Emma Tucker, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 Almost from the outset, oversight officials and outside experts said Villanueva’s 2020 policy didn’t go far enough. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024 The mayor’s administration argued the legislation did not go far enough by targeting only mayoral candidates and not including more politicians. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024 She’s got a lot folks feeling sorry for her, but Tran doesn’t need your pity; her debut cha cha was a real charmer and is typically the case, ex-Bachelor participants always go far in this game. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024 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 1 Oct. 2024.

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