Idiom
go the distance
Meaning
To have the endurance to see a difficult, sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is a long race, but I know you can go the distance.”
“The project is difficult and will take months, but our team is prepared to go the distance to finish it.”
“Although the legal battle promised to be both exhausting and expensive, the plaintiff remained determined to go the distance in pursuit of justice.”
Examples
simple
“It is a long race, but I know you can go the distance.”
contextual
“The project is difficult and will take months, but our team is prepared to go the distance to finish it.”
complex
“Although the legal battle promised to be both exhausting and expensive, the plaintiff remained determined to go the distance in pursuit of justice.”
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