# go so far as

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/go-so-far-as
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To reach an unexpected extent in doing something.

## Examples

- He would go so far as to lie for his friend.
- 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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