go a long way

Meaning

1. to last a long time

   She seems to make her money go a long way.

In the movies · 8

• They go a long way in this city.Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• No, I mean, a limp goes a long way in politics.The Place Beyond the Pines2013
• Goes a long way.Deuces Wild2002
• Well, I guess charisma and eyeliner go a long way.The Butterfly Effect2004
• We go back a long way.Deconstructing Harry1997
• They go back a long way, don't they?The Ultimate Gift2007
• A little goes a long way.I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020
• Captain Rex will show you how a little respect can go a long way.Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008

Learn it in full scenes

• Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
  • Lee Meets Jack Hock
  • Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash
  • Lee Tells Jack Her Secret
• Deconstructing Harry1997
  • Lucy Confronts Harry About the Book
  • Lucy Pulls a Gun on Harry
  • Death Comes for Mendel Birnbaum

From the same entry

• as long as your arm
• at long last
• at the longest
• by a long way
• go back a long way
• have come a long way
• have a long way to go
• how long is a piece of string
• in the long run
• it's a long story
• the long arm of
• the long and short of it