go so far as to say



go so far as to say something

to put something into words; to risk saying something. I think that Bob is dishonest, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he's a thief. Red meat may be harmful, but I can't go so far as to say it causes cancer.
See also: far, say

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Babur['ba:bʊə]
Shaina-Yiddish
Ioan-Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Honoratahaw-naw-RAH-tah (Polish)Late Roman, Polish
NeilNEEL (English)Irish, Scottish, English
Abdullah‘ahb-DAH:L-lah (Arabic), ‘ahb-DOOL-lah (Arabic), ahb-dool-LAH (Turkish)Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian