go to great pains
idiom
: to try hard (to do something)
We went to great pains not to offend anyone.
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So engineers and designers go to great pains and enormous expense, using computer models and wind tunnels, to make sure that air slips easily and smoothly over and around your car.
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Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
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“Go to great pains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20great%20pains. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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