My old phone will soon go the way of my broken laptop.
go the way of
idiomTo end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
The small bookstore struggled for years before it finally went the way of many other local shops and closed down.
Historians often warn that if a society ignores its past mistakes, it will inevitably go the way of the great empires that collapsed centuries ago.
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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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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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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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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by the way
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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come a long way
To make significant progress.
Last updated April 17, 2026