GO THE EXTRA MILE (FOR SB/STH)

Meaning of GO THE EXTRA MILE (FOR SB/STH) in English

to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
EXTRA — I. adv 1. without, on the outside; 2. besides, in addition, extra; II. prep 1. outside of, without, beyond; 2. …
Interlingua English vocab
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Английский словарь Британика
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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EXTRA — I. ˈekstrə, chiefly in substand speech -rē or -ri adjective Etymology: probably short for extraordinary 1. a. : beyond or …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
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EXTRA- — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from extra, adverb & preposition, outside, except, beyond, from exter outward, on the …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXTRA — /ek"streuh/ , adj. 1. beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: an extra copy of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXTRA — I. ˈek-strə adjective Etymology: probably short for extraordinary Date: 1757 1. a. : more than is due, usual, or necessary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
EXTRA — add. ·noun something of an extra quality or grade. 2. extra ·add. ·noun an edition of a newspaper issued at …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXTRA — [ex.tra] adj [prob. short for extraordinary] (1776) 1 a: more than is due, usual, or necessary: additional "~ work" b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXTRA — extra BrE AmE ˈeks trə ▷ extra|s z ▶ ˌ extra ˈ cover BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXTRA — / ˈekstrə; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective more than is usual, expected, or than exists already …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXTRA — I. ex ‧ tra 1 S1 W2 /ˈekstrə/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from extraordinary ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXTRA- — extra- /ekstrə/ AmE prefix [ Language: Latin ; Origin: extra 'outside' , from exter ; ⇨ ↑ external ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXTRA — adj., adv., & n. --adj. additional; more than is usual or necessary or expected. --adv. 1 more than usually. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GO
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXTRA — adj., adv., & n. adj. additional; more than is usual or necessary or expected. adv. 1 more than usually. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILE — n.1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a Roman …
Oxford English vocab
GO
Oxford English vocab
EXTRA — adj., adv., & n. --adj. additional; more than is usual or necessary or expected. --adv. 1. more than usually. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — ( miles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXTRA — ( extras) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use extra to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXTRA — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES additional/extra expenditure ▪ Businesses have been forced to pass on the additional expenditure to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — [noun] [C] - a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometresa ten-mile driveThe nearest town is ten …
Cambridge English vocab
EXTRA — (MORE) [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun] - (something) added, additional or moreI'll need some extra help/clothes/time/money.Recently he's been working an …
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