go to [great] pains to [do something] Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
be fed up with [with someone or something]
be out of patience [with someoneblow it [something]
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.feel up to [do something]
feel able [healthy enough or rested enough] to do something I donfill [something] in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.get [something] over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.get hold of [something]
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.get on with [something]
continue to do; make progress" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
hard on [someone/something]
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.have [something] going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.have had it [with someone or something]
cankeep [something] under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.keep on [doing something]
continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.let [something] go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.let [something] ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.look [something] up
search for something in a dictionary or other book Inot to touch [something] with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.play on/upon [something]
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.pull [something] off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.put [something] over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldnput [something] past someone [negative]
be surprised by what someone does I wouldnram [something] down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.ram [something] down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.run into [something]
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.run out [of something]
use up, come to an end The car ran out of gas in the middle of the countryside.run up against [something]
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.see about [something]
check into something Isee to [something]
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.sick of [someone or something]
bored with, dislike I think that she is sick of working overtime every day.try [something] out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.go to [great] pains to [do something]
To put forth a significant amount of time, energy, and effort to do or accomplish something. I went to great pains to get this party organized, so don't make some lame excuse about not coming! I always go to pains to make sure my students understand the material in a comprehensive manner.Learn more: go, pain
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While Trump did go to great pains in his speech to say his policy was more robust than that offered by the previous White House administration, the training of Afghanistan's military and security services has been a key element since Nato's intervention there 15 years ago.
AT THOMAS HEPBURN Community Academy, the staff go to great pains to reward those who make the most of their time at Thomas Hepburn Community Academy.
Companies go to great pains to establish product markups justifying specific profit margin objectives.
They go to great pains every year to keep their titles fully up to date, economical, thoroughly 'user friendly', and imminently portable.
But Gwyneth, 35, told Glamour magazine that they value their privacy so much they go to great pains NOT to be seen.
Last week, for only the second time in my life [the first when some ignorant newsreader or other pronounced the Welsh word castell as casTEL - well they go to great pains to ensure that any words from anywhere else in the world are pronounced correctly], I stood on my soapbox and called to complain.
at pains, be at
Also, take pains. Make a special effort or take extra trouble to do something. For example, Bob was at pains to make a good first impression and wore his best suit, or Mary took pains to make sure her speech would interest the audience. [First half of 1500s]adj. phr. Making a special effort. At pains to make a good impression, she was prompt for her appointment.v. phr. To be extremely desirous to do something; to take the trouble to do something. The captain was at pains to see that everybody got safely into the lifeboats.for one's pains
In return for the trouble one has taken, as in And all he got for his pains was a failing grade. This expression is nearly always used ironically to indicate that the return was not appropriate to the effort made. [First half of 1500s]growing pains
Problems that arise in beginning or enlarging an enterprise, as in The company is undergoing growing pains but should be viable by next year. This expression, which dates from the late 1800s, originally referred to the joint and limb aches experienced by youngsters who are growing rapidly. By about 1900 it was being used figuratively.n. 1. Pains in children's legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. The little girl's legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains. 2. informal Troubles when something new is beginning or growing. The factory has growing pains.Idiom[s]: have growing pains
Theme: DIFFICULTY
[for an organization] to have difficulties in its growth.• The banker apologized for losing my check and said the bank was having growing pains.• Governments have terrible growing pains. Idiom[s]: take [great] pains [to do sth]
Theme: TRYING
to make a great effort to do something.• Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right.• We took pains to get there on time. try hard, take extra time or care Mr. and Mrs. Wilson take pains to find families that are truly in need.v. phr. To do something very carefully and thoroughly. She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want. She always takes pains with her appearance.