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go to great lengths to

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go to great lengths to do something
to try very hard to achieve a result. This champion marathon runner is going to great lengths to help needy children. Both sides have gone to great lengths to emphasize areas of similarity in their proposals.
Related vocabulary: take (great) pains to do something
See also: great, length
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As a species we go to great lengths to avoid hardship.
The True Cost of Low Prices by Farrell, Michael J. / U.S. Catholic
They are an invasive species and states go to great lengths to control or outright eradicate them.
Carping about fish by LeVee, Brent / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Arcadia's regional titles never fail to amaze and delight: they go to great lengths to gather vintage photos from private as well as public collections, they group these photos around neighborhoods to provide an unparalleled local history of an area within a region or city, and they provide high-quality commentary which provides as much background as possible.
Arcadia Publishing by Donovan, Diane C. / MBR Bookwatch
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