go the way of
To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My old phone will soon go the way of my broken laptop.”
“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 August 10, 2026