"go back a long way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes back a long way [present, singular, third-person], going back a long way [participle, present], went back a long way [past], gone back a long way [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> back a long way}} go back a long way (third-person singular simple present goes back a long way, present participle going back a long way, simple past went back a long way, past participle gone back a long way)
  1. To have known each other for a long time. Synonyms: go way back
    Sense id: en-go_back_a_long_way-en-verb-71cRf1Hu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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