far be it from me to do something Definition

far
adverb

1. At, to or from a great distance.

Thesaurus: at a distance, faraway, afar; Antonym: near.
2. To or by a great extent.

Example: My guess wasn't far out
Thesaurus: extremely, very, much, greatly, considerably, decidedly, incomparably, notably.
3. At or to a distant time.

adj

1. Distant; remote.

Thesaurus: faraway, far-off, remote, removed, distant, far-flung, out-of-the-way, far-removed, outlying; Antonym: close, nearby.
2. The more distant of two things.
3. Extreme.

Example: the far Right of the party

Derivative: farness
noun

Idiom: as far as

Up to a certain place or point.

Idiom: as far as (so far as)

To the extent that.

Idiom: as far as I'm concerned (so far as I'm, you're etc concerned)

In my, your, etc opinion.

Idiom: as far as it goes (so far as it goes)

In its own limited way.

Idiom: as far as that goes (so far as that goes, so far as that is concerned)

Concerning that, etc in particular.

Idiom: by far (far and away)

By a considerable amount; very much.
Example: It's far and away the most expensive model
Example: by far the most expensive item
Thesaurus: by a long shot, easily, far and away, immeasurably, incomparably, much.

Idiom: far and wide

Extensively; everywhere.
Thesaurus: worldwide, everywhere, widely, extensively, far and near, broadly.

Idiom: far be it from me to do something

I am reluctant to do it.
Example: Far be it from me to criticize

Idiom: a far cry from something

Greatly different from it.
Example: His ideas are a far cry from mine

Idiom: far from

The opposite of; not at all.
Example: That is far from the truth

Idiom: far from (so far from)

Not only not.
Example: So far from winning, they finished last

Idiom: far gone

In an advanced state, eg of illness or drunkenness.

Idiom: go far

To achieve great things.

Idiom: go so far as to do something (go as far as to do something)

To be prepared to do it; to go to the extent of doing it.

Idiom: go too far

To behave, speak, etc unreasonably.

Idiom: in so far as

To the extent that. See also farther, further.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon feorr.