Phrase guide

go from strength to strength

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To continue to get stronger, more and more successful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The Internet continues to go from strength to strength as it matures, finding new ways to better itself.
  • They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. (King James Version); They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. (New International Version) - Psalms 84:7

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 繼續變強 /继续变强 (jìxù biàn qiáng) — continue to get stronger
  • Finnish: vahvistua vahvistumistaan — continue to get stronger
  • Russian: набира́ть силу (nabirátʹ silu) — continue to get stronger
  • Spanish: crecer en fortaleza — continue to get stronger