go to extreme/great lengths
idiom
: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
He went to extreme/great lengths to learn the truth.
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The Mercedes boss is a long-time admirer of Verstappen and will likely go to great lengths to secure the deal.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Relationships and dating can involve some degree of shyness and embarrassment, but people often go to great lengths to avoid these feelings.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Countries run by controlling autocrats go to great lengths to clamp down on the opposition and maintain the upper hand.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Relationships and dating can involve some degree of shyness and embarrassment, but people often go to great lengths to avoid these feelings.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Countries run by controlling autocrats go to great lengths to clamp down on the opposition and maintain the upper hand.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
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“Go to extreme/great lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20extreme%2Fgreat%20lengths. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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