He would go so far as to lie for his friend.
go so far as
idiomTo reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
The manager was so angry that she went so far as to fire the entire team after the project failed.
In his desperate attempt to secure the contract, the candidate went so far as to promise concessions that the company could never realistically fulfill.
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a bridge too far
A step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as far as one knows
To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.