go the distance

معنی

to keep going until the end of something difficult

کاری دشوار را تا پایان ادامه دادن.

مثال‌ها

1. 1Few people thought their marriage would go the distance, but they’ve just celebrated forty years.
2. 2It’s a tough course, and only half the students go the distance.
3. 3Leo started three novels last year, but none of them went the distance; he gave up after chapter two.
4. 4Do you think the new coffee shop will go the distance, or close within a year like the last one?
5. 5The diploma took three years of evening classes, and only Priya went the distance.

دستور زبان

go بی‌قاعده است: went، gone. the distance مفرد می‌ماند. اغلب بعد از will، can یا manage to می‌آید.