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go a long way

To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time.
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This new law will go a long way in addressing this issue.
Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will go a long way.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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go a long wayTo achieve considerable success.
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