go all the way

1. Continue on a course to the end, as in The town agreed to put in a sewer but would not go all the way with widening the street . [First half of 1900s] Also see go the distance .

2. Engage in sexual intercourse, as in Her mother told her some boys will always try to make her go all the way . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

“I owe so much to you for seeing me and making me know I could go all the way,” Allen wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

"If they stay fit and roll that starting 11 out and the five or six from the bench then of course they will go all the way."

From BBC

“You can’t completely stop something that has this much inertia, spreading this quickly with as much fuel burning as fast as it is. However, when we see the fire stops as a certain point — it didn’t go all the way to the coast, for instance — ultimately, many lives were saved,” Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dowden said Wales need to get behind him as "there is no reason why he can’t go all the way".

From BBC

The Blues, who would become the first team to win the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League should they go all the way, are ranked eighth in Uefa's club rankings.

From BBC

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• withstand