go so far as to

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go so far as to do something also go as far as to do something

to be extreme in talking about or doing something They went so far as to threaten violence if we did not pay them.

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Yet I will not altogether blame it, for it made me know, as nothing else could, the resources of our tongue in that sort; and in the revolt from the slavish bondage I took upon myself I did not go so far as to plunge into any very wild polysyllabic excesses. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context "I am afraid I cannot go so far as to say that she does," he said regretfully. The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context (He did not go so far as to say, for her pleasure, that there was a sort of Divine Right there; but, I have heard claims almost as magnificent of late years. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context			go out in search of go out of business go out of fashion go out of service go out of way go out of way to go out on a limb go out the window go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go past go pear-shaped Go piss up a rope! go places go postal go public go round in circles go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go sky-high go so far as to go so far as to say go sour go south go spare go stag go straight go the distance go the extra mile go the limit go the way of all flesh go the way of the dodo go the whole hog go the whole nine yards go through go through channels go through fire and water go through hell go through hoops go through like a dose of salts go through the changes go through the mill go through the motions go through the roof go through with go to any length			go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round in circles go round the bend go round the houses go round the houses go round the houses go round the houses go round the houses go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go separate ways go separate ways go separate ways Go Server Client Protocol go shares go shares go shares go shares Go short Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons go sky-high Go slow go so far as go so far as go so far as go so far as to go so far as to say go sour go sour go sour go sour go sour go south go south go spare Go Sports Racing Association go stag go steady go steady go steady go steady go steady with go steady with someone go stir-crazy go straight go take great pains Go Text Protocol go the distance go the distance go the distance go the distance go the distance go the extra mile go the limit go the round go the round

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