Definition go further in British English

go further phrase

phrase

to say or do something more extreme

Example

By sending Lister to prison, the judge went further than the law normally allows.

Example

Most historians use archives but Professor Bramanti has gone one step further by creating his own.

Synonyms and related words

go to extremes rampage run amok

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to continue telling someone something

Example

I'm going to stop you before you go any further.

Synonyms and related words

continue go on follow through

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if you do not want something to go any further, you do not want anyone else to be told about it

Example

This is sensitive information - please don't let it go any further.

Synonyms and related words

come out get around leak out

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