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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Still, some fine dining restaurants go to great lengths to accommodate parents with small children, a generosity aimed at making families feel welcome.
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Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
The process involves dogs led by a highly skilled houndsman and biologists go to great lengths not to harm the predators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Humans too will typically go to great lengths to protect their genetic relatives, especially their children who (except for identical twins) share more of their genes than other family members.
—Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
Particularly for kids who can’t sleep the night before due to excitement, along with parents who go to great lengths to make those nights sleepless.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
The process involves dogs led by a highly skilled houndsman and biologists go to great lengths not to harm the predators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Humans too will typically go to great lengths to protect their genetic relatives, especially their children who (except for identical twins) share more of their genes than other family members.
—Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
Particularly for kids who can’t sleep the night before due to excitement, along with parents who go to great lengths to make those nights sleepless.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 24 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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