go far

aller loin, réussir

Obtenir beaucoup de succès ou accomplir de grandes choses.

En anglais simple : To become very successful or achieve a lot.

• You will go far.
• Everyone thought that talented student would go far.
• She has gone far in her career.

Comment l'utiliser : go far in something (With that voice, she could go far in music.)

Synonymes : succeed, get ahead

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : go far professionally, go far in life, go far together

permettre de payer beaucoup, suffire largement

Pour une somme d’argent, permettre beaucoup d’achats ou suffire pendant longtemps.

En anglais simple : If money does this, it pays for a lot of things or lasts a long time.

• Ten dollars will not go far.
• Our savings went far when prices were lower.
• Will this budget go far enough to cover the repairs?

Comment l'utiliser : not go far (A small pension does not go far in this city.)

Synonymes : stretch, last

Expressions courantes : go far enough, go far today