go to extreme/great lengths
idiom
: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
He went to extreme/great lengths to learn the truth.
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Another user also shared another story of a bride who made her mother go to extreme lengths to lose weight ahead of her wedding.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Farmers go to great lengths to protect their flocks.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
At the extremes, the wealthy may go to great lengths to display their affluence.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Parents may go to great lengths to remove obstacles from their child’s path, unintentionally hindering the development of life skills.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Farmers go to great lengths to protect their flocks.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
At the extremes, the wealthy may go to great lengths to display their affluence.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Parents may go to great lengths to remove obstacles from their child’s path, unintentionally hindering the development of life skills.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
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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 2 Mar. 2025.
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