go all the way
English
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Verb
go all the way (third-person singular simple present goes all the way, present participle going all the way, simple past went all the way, past participle gone all the way)
- (intransitive, literally) To travel the entire distance to one's intended destination.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To continue to the conclusion of a task or project.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse.
- 1977, “Let’s Go All the Way (Down)”, in I Keep Coming Back for More, performed by Brenda & the Tabulations:
- Let's go all the way, baby / Let's not wait / Let's go all the way, down, it's alright
- 1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Cher (Alicia Silverstone):
- Actually, going all the way is like a really big decision. I can’t believe I was so caprecious[sic] about it. Dee, I almost had sex with him.
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Synonyms
- (to have sexual intercourse): do it, get it, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate
See also
- get to first base
- go a long way
- take it to the next level