go back a long way

idiom

1

: to have existed for a long time

These problems go back a long way.

2

: to have known each other for a long time

She and her business partner go back a long way (together).

Examples of go back a long way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mathrubootham’s entrepreneurial dreams go back a long way. —Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021

Christianity and adoption go back a long way. —Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023

Theater and dining go back a long way together. —Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023

Hollywood pop-music biopics tend to be about artists who go back a long way (Elvis, Tina Turner, the Doors). —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022

The advantages of partnering with the public sector go back a long way. —Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022

These claims go back a long way. —David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2022

His ties to Epstein were fairly extensive and go back a long way. —Max Colchester, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2022

Board games go back a long way. —Samantha Huiqi Yow, Wired, 26 Oct. 2021

Rhymes for go back a long way

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