emphasis You use the expression far and away when you are comparing something or someone with others of the same kind, in order to emphasize how great the difference is between them. For example, you can say that something is far and away the best to indicate that it is definitely the best. He's still far and away the best we have. = easily
You can talk about how far a person or action goes to describe the degree to which someone's behaviour or actions are extreme. It's still not clear how far the Russian parliament will go to implement its own plans This time he's gone too far
at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
If one place, thing, or person is far away from another, there is a great distance between them. I know a nice little Italian restaurant not far from here They came from as far away as Florida Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home They lay in the cliff top grass with the sea stretching out far below Is it far? near
If you ask how far a place is, you are asking what distance it is from you or from another place. If you ask how far someone went, you are asking what distance they travelled, or what place they reached. How far is Pawtucket from Providence? How far is it to Malcy? How far can you throw? You can only judge how high something is when you know how far away it is She followed the tracks as far as the road
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty
If you say that something is good as far as it goes or true so far as it goes, you mean that it is good or true only to a limited extent. His plan for tax relief is fine as far as it goes but will not be sufficient to get the economy moving again