Take (great) pains (to do something)/go to great pains (to do something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "take (great) pains (to do something)/go to great pains (to do something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Katie Anh

2022-05-31 10:05

make efforts

Take (great) pains (to do something)/go to great pains (to do something) spoken language verb phrase

To spend a lot of effort, time, and care on doing something.

James is taking pains to finish the report by noon.

Congrats. You took pains to practice, now the championship is yours.

The researchers take pains with the new cancer cure.

Nacy took pains to finish that painting on time.

Let not poor Nelly starve

One of the last words of King Charles II when he asked his brother to look after Nell (his mistress)

leave no stone unturned

Try to do everything possible to achieve something

1. If you say enough bad things about someone, some of them will be believed.

2. Try many different ways or ideas, some of them will work.

be beyond caring

Be outside the ability or willingness of someone to care more about a particular person or issue

Put On Your Thinking Cap

To think or consider something seriously

The verb should be conjugated with its tense.