go a long way

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go a long way

if you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be successful 'I like my men older - and richer.' 'You'll go a long way with ideas like that, my girl!'

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One day, having to go a long way from home, he mounted his horse, taking with him a small wallet in which he had put a few biscuits and dates, because he had to pass through the desert where no food was to be got. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context To trace the English drama from its beginnings we must go a long way back from the reigns of Henry VII and of Henry VIII, down to which the life of Dunbar has brought us. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context I have found that strict business methods go a long way in securing the interest of rich people. Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context More results

? References in classic literature

One day, having to go a long way from home, he mounted his horse, taking with him a small wallet in which he had put a few biscuits and dates, because he had to pass through the desert where no food was to be got.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

To trace the English drama from its beginnings we must go a long way back from the reigns of Henry VII and of Henry VIII, down to which the life of Dunbar has brought us.

English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context

I have found that strict business methods go a long way in securing the interest of rich people.

Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context

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