go a long way

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go a long way

verb goes a long way · going a long way · went a long way · gone a long way

  1. idiomatic To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time. This new law will go a long way in addressing this issue.
  2. idiomatic To achieve considerable success. All parents hope that their children will go a long way in their lives.

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verb be helpful for a significant amount of time

Españoldar para mucho, dar mucho de sí, cundir/rendir (mucho)
中文大大有助 dàdà yǒuzhù
Françaisêtre d'une grande aide
Italianoessere di grande aiuto, essere molto utile

verb achieve considerable success

中文取得巨大的成功 qǔdé jùdà de chénggōng
Françaisaller loin, réussir
Italianofare molta strada, raggiungere un grande successo
Русскийдости́чь значи́тельных успе́хов dostíčʹ značítelʹnyx uspéxov, далеко́ пойти́ dalekó pojtí

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@misc{go_a_long_way_2026,
  title = {go a long way},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20a%20long%20way},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}