go to any length(s)

idiom

: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
She'll go to any length(s) to avoid doing work.

Examples of go to any length(s) in a Sentence

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“Go to any length(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20any%20length%28s%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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