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far gone

 [fahr-gawn, -gon]  

far-gone

   [fahr-gawn, -gon]
adjective
1.
remote.
2.
approaching the end, as of life, duration, usefulness, etc.: The sleeve is too far-gone to mend.
Origin:
1770–80

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gone

   [gawn, gon]
verb
1.
past participle of go1.
adjective
2.
departed; left.
3.
lost or hopeless.
4.
ruined.
5.
that has passed away; dead.
6.
past.
EXPAND
7.
weak and faint: a gone feeling.
8.
used up.
9.
Slang.
a.
pregnant: two months gone.
b.
great; outstanding.
c.
exhilarated; inspired.
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Idioms
10.
far gone,
a.
much advanced; deeply involved.
b.
nearly exhausted; almost worn out.
c.
dying: The rescue party finally reached the scene of the crash, but most of the survivors were already far gone.
11.
gone on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with: He is still gone on the woman who jilted him.
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far gone definition


  1. mod.
    in an extreme state. : Wow, that chick is far gone. Listen to her rave.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Larry's far gone and looking sick.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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gone definition


  1. mod.
    and gone under. unconscious. : He's gone under. You can begin the procedure now.
  2. mod.
    and gone under. alcohol or drug intoxicated. : Those chicks are gone—too much to drink. , Wow, he's really gone.
  3. mod.
    cool; out of this world. (Typically real gone.) : This ice cream is gone, man, gone!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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far gone

Extremely advanced, referring to some progressive action or condition. For example, These trees are too far gone to be saved, or He's had a lot to drink and is too far gone to drive himself home. [Mid-1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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