make the effort to do something
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make the effort — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
take the trouble to do something — take the trouble to do sth idiom to do sth even though it involves effort or difficulty Syn: make the effort • She didn t even take the trouble to find out how to spell my name. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom … Useful english dictionary
an effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
go to the trouble of doing something — go to the trouble (of (doing something)) to make an effort to do something. If anyone had gone to the trouble of looking up his record, the police would not have released him … New idioms dictionary
effort — [[t]e̱fə(r)t[/t]] ♦ efforts 1) N VAR: oft N to inf If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. He made no effort to hide his disappointment... Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort... His efforts to reform… … English dictionary
(the) road to hell is paved with good intentions. — something that you say which means people often intend to do good things but much of the time, they do not make the effort to do those things. I kept meaning to visit her but I didn t get round to it. The road to hell is paved with good… … New idioms dictionary
go the extra mile (for something) — go the ˌextra ˈmile (for sb/sth) idiom to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc. Main entry: ↑mileidiom … Useful english dictionary
effort */*/*/ — UK [ˈefə(r)t] / US [ˈefərt] noun Word forms effort : singular effort plural efforts Metaphor: When you put a lot of effort into doing something, it is like using a part of your body. Does she have the backbone to stand up to them? Or will she… … English dictionary
effort — ef|fort W1S1 [ˈefət US ˈefərt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical/mental energy)¦ 2¦(attempt)¦ 3 be an effort 4¦(particular situation)¦ 5 good/bad/poor etc effort ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: esfort, from esforcier to force ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
