go so far as

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go so far as

verb goes so far as · going so far as · went so far as · gone so far as · go as far as

  1. idiomatic To reach an unexpected extent in doing something. I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?

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verb reach an unexpected extent in doing something

中文甚至 shènzhì, 至於 /至于 zhìyú
Françaisà tant faire que de

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@misc{go_so_far_as_2026,
  title = {go so far as},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20so%20far%20as},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}