go a long way vs suffice

go a long way and suffice both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go a long way	No	No	Yes	No
suffice	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, suffice is a hypernym of go a long way; that is, suffice is a word with a broader meaning than go a long way:

Other hypernyms of go a long way include answer, do, serve.

go a long way (verb)	suffice (verb)
suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity