go to extreme/great lengths
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: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
He went to extreme/great lengths to learn the truth.
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In such a vise, translators go to great lengths to sound different from other translators, resulting quite possibly in not sounding like the elusive Kafka at all.
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Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Every year, businesses go to great lengths to protect their assets and investments.
—Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Some singles even go to great lengths to conceal their true political opinions − or at least that's what they're accused of.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
As their desirability dwindles, these women can go to extreme lengths to cling to their once-incandescent power.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Every year, businesses go to great lengths to protect their assets and investments.
—Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Some singles even go to great lengths to conceal their true political opinions − or at least that's what they're accused of.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
As their desirability dwindles, these women can go to extreme lengths to cling to their once-incandescent power.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Go to extreme/great lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20extreme%2Fgreat%20lengths. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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