/ peɪnz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ]
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IDIOMS
- be at pains to do sth
- for your pains
- take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth)
- take (great) pains with / over sth
/ peɪnz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ]
•
IDIOMS
- be at pains to do sth
- for your pains
- take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth)
- take (great) pains with / over sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005