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go to great lengths |
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go to great lengths (to do something) and go to any lengths (to do something) to work very hard to accomplish something; to expend great efforts in trying to do something. I went to great lengths to explain to him that he was not in any trouble. go to great lengths to do something to try very hard to achieve something I went to great lengths to explain the situation to him but he still didn't seem to understand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a species we go to great lengths to avoid hardship. ``Blood Diamond'' follows the travails of a mercenary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a tribal fisherman (Hounsou) who confront the diamond cartels that go to great lengths -- kidnapping, terror, enslavement -- to scare people into working the mines. They are an invasive species and states go to great lengths to control or outright eradicate them. |
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