C1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
go the distance
USUK
to keep going until the end of something long or difficult
From boxing, where a fighter lasts all the rounds. Also used about relationships: 'Will their marriage go the distance?'
In context
Lots of people start a language course, but few go the distance.
The team looked tired, but they went the distance and won on penalties.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again