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Verb: go far
  1. Succeed in a big way; get to the top
    "You will go far, my boy!";
    - arrive, make it, get in
     
  2. Extend in importance or range
    "His accomplishments go far";
    - go deep

Derived forms: gone far, went far, going far, goes far

Type of: bring home the bacon [informal], come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], deliver the goods, extend, go, lead, pass, run, succeed, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], win