as far as that goes

as far as that goes
or[as far as that is concerned] or[so far as that is concerned] also[so far as that goes] {adv. phr.} While we are talking about it; also; actually. * /You don't have to worry about the girls. Mary can take care of herself, and as far as that goes, Susan is pretty independent, too./ * /I didn't enjoy the movie, and so far as that is concerned, I never like horror movies./ Syn.: FOR THAT MATTER, IN FACT. Compare: COME TO THINK OF IT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • as far as that goes — or[as far as that is concerned] or[so far as that is concerned] also[so far as that goes] {adv. phr.} While we are talking about it; also; actually. * /You don t have to worry about the girls. Mary can take care of herself, and as far as that… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • as\ far\ as\ that\ goes — • so far as that is concerned • so far as that goes adv. phr. While we are talking about it; also; actually. You don t have to worry about the girls. Mary can take care of herself, and as far as that goes, Susan is pretty independent, too. I didn …   Словарь американских идиом

  • as\ far\ as\ that\ is\ concerned — • so far as that is concerned • so far as that goes adv. phr. While we are talking about it; also; actually. You don t have to worry about the girls. Mary can take care of herself, and as far as that goes, Susan is pretty independent, too. I didn …   Словарь американских идиом

  • as far as it goes — Bearing in mind certain limitations • • • Main Entry: ↑go * * * as far as it goes phrase used for saying that something is good or true only to a limited degree His theory is good as far as it goes. Thesaurus: slightly, to some degree and not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • as far as it goes — used for saying that something is good or true only to a limited degree His theory is good as far as it goes …   English dictionary

  • far — [ far ] (comparative far|ther [ farðər ] or fur|ther [ fɜrðər ] ; superlative far|thest [ farðəst ] or fur|thest [ fɜrðəst ] ) adjective, adverb *** Far can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Have you traveled far today? after the verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • far — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ (Far has two comparatives, farther and further, and two superlatives, farthest and furthest. Farther and farthest are used mainly in sense 1, and are dealt with here. Further and furthest are dealt with in separate entries …   English dictionary

  • far — far1 W1S1 [fa: US fa:r] adv comparative farther [ˈfa:ðə US ˈfa:rðər] or further [ˈfə:ðə US ˈfə:rðər] superlative farthest [ˈfa:ðıst US ˈfa:r ] or furthest [ˈfə:ðıst US ˈfə:r ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(distance)¦ 2¦(a lot/very much)¦ 3¦(progress)¦ 4¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • far — 1 adverb comparative farther or further superlative farthest or furthest A LONG DISTANCE 1 LONG DISTANCE a long distance: Have you driven far? | We walked much further than we had intended. | far away: My parents don t live far away. | far… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • far */*/*/ — UK [fɑː(r)] / US [fɑr] adjective, adverb Word forms far : adjective far comparative farther UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɑrðər] or further UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɜrðər] superlative farthest UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðɪst] / US [ˈfɑrðəst] or furthest UK… …   English dictionary

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