far gone
idiom
informal
: in a very bad, weak, or confused condition because of being sick, tired, drunk, etc.
He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then.
She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.
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Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.
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Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
At a 14-point deficit out of the last playoff spot, the Predators are more than likely too far gone to mount a run back into the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Nashville’s schedule The Predators are probably too far gone in the West playoff race, but their remaining schedule offers a small sliver of hope for an unlikely run back into the mix.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Although now should be the time to begin laying out principles to guide a global response to this complicated issue, the process for doing so has thus far gone nowhere.
—Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
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Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
At a 14-point deficit out of the last playoff spot, the Predators are more than likely too far gone to mount a run back into the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Nashville’s schedule The Predators are probably too far gone in the West playoff race, but their remaining schedule offers a small sliver of hope for an unlikely run back into the mix.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Although now should be the time to begin laying out principles to guide a global response to this complicated issue, the process for doing so has thus far gone nowhere.
—Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
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“Far gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20gone. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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