have a long way to go

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to need to make a lot of progress before you can achieve sth

   Oh, I know, Mr. Philbin. I-I have a long way to go.

   We still have a long way to go

In the movies · 14

• It feels like we have such a long way to go.The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse2022
• As you can see, I still have a long way to go.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• They've a long way to go to be a better man than their father.My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown1989
• We still have a long way to goThe Hateful Eight2015
• You have rather a long way to go, young master.The Lion King2019
• Oh, I know, Mr. Philbin. I-I have a long way to go.Phantom of the Paradise1974

From the same entry

• as long as your arm
• at long last
• at the longest
• by a long way
• go back a long way
• go a long way
• have come a long way
• 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

More idioms

• some day
• get the hang of
• the fact is
• watch it
• in any case
• have an open mind
• quite a few
• take seriously
• lose it
• i tell you what
• know your way around
• too good to be true