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Samuere Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

A long way

"A referral from you would go a long way in opening new doors for me and my colleagues"

In this sentence, why is 'way' used?

How can 'go a long way' mean 'be a great help' ?'
  

Top answer

' "go a long way" is an expression referring to a journey from a starting point to a destination. This "journey" is figurative - it starts when you begin to find your career. The destination (end point) is a good position in a company or university.

— AlpheccaStars

  • ' "go a long way" is an expression referring to a journey from a starting point to a destination.
  • This "journey" is figurative - it starts when you begin to find your career.
  • The destination (end point) is a good position in a company or university.
  • The sentence says that a referral would accelerate your progress on this journey, and take you a long way to the final destination, but not the entire distance.
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samuereHow can 'go a long way' mean 'be a great help' ?'
"go a long way" is an expression referring to a journey from a starting point to a destination.
This "journey" is figurative - it starts when you begin to find your career. The destination (end point) is a good position in a company or university.
The sentence says that a referral would accel
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Thanks AlpheccaStars for your thoughtful explanation.

Your help will go a long way in my growth in English.

I hope I used it right.
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Your help will take me a long way in my growth in English.
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My growth => take me


Since it is 'my growth' the 'help' doesn't go a long way. It is my way. So the help takes me to a long way.
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