way of thinking

a little of something goes a long way

Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

all the way to Egery and back

The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

blue-sky thinking

A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination.

by the way

Irrelevantly, off-topic.

come a long way

To make significant progress.

cry all the way to the bank

To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

die the way one lived

To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.

don't let the door hit you on the way out

Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.