go so far as

English

Alternative forms

• go as far as

Verb

go so far as (third-person singular simple present goes so far as, present participle going so far as, simple past went so far as, past participle gone so far as)

1. (idiomatic) To reach an unexpected extent in doing something.

   I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?

   Sure he's clever, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a genius.

Usage notes

Almost always followed by to do something, or a pronoun such as this or that.

Translations

reach an unexpected extent in doing something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甚至 (zh) (shènzhì), 至於／至于 (zh) (zhìyú)

• Finnish: mennä niin pitkälle, että
• French: à tant faire que de
• Russian: please add this translation if you can