take (great) pains with something
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take (great) pains over something — take (great) pains with/over sth idiom to do sth very carefully • He always takes great pains with his lectures. Main entry: ↑painsidiom … Useful english dictionary
take great pains — go to/take/great pains phrase to do something with a lot of care or effort I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. She always takes great pains with her lectures. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Ma … Useful english dictionary
go to great pains — go to/take/great pains phrase to do something with a lot of care or effort I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. She always takes great pains with her lectures. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Ma … Useful english dictionary
take pains — • to take pains • be at pains (from Idioms in Speech) to take the trouble to get something or do something; to try to do something ... a queer, penetrating look mingled, too, with intelligent interest which, as our eyes met, he took pains to… … Idioms and examples
pains — noun an effortful attempt to attain a goal (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑striving, ↑nisus, ↑strain • Derivationally related forms: ↑strenuous (for: ↑strain), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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be at pains — • to take pains • be at pains (from Idioms in Speech) to take the trouble to get something or do something; to try to do something ... a queer, penetrating look mingled, too, with intelligent interest which, as our eyes met, he took pains to… … Idioms and examples
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