far gone
idiom
informal
: in a very bad, weak, or confused condition because of being sick, tired, drunk, etc.
He had been drinking for a couple of hours, so he was pretty far gone by then.
She was too far gone to understand what we were asking her.
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His feet, though, were too far gone to risk re-warming in the field.
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Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Richard Fitts The spiraling Red Sox were too far gone by the time Fitts debuted last September, but the righty showed promise in his first big-league games.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
At a 14-point deficit out of the last playoff spot, the Predators are more than likely too far gone to mount a run back into the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Richard Fitts The spiraling Red Sox were too far gone by the time Fitts debuted last September, but the righty showed promise in his first big-league games.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Rogerson and Barden said the insurance company deemed the truck too far gone and paid out a claim, but the pair did not specify the amount.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
At a 14-point deficit out of the last playoff spot, the Predators are more than likely too far gone to mount a run back into the race.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Far gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20gone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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