TAKE (GREAT) PAINS (TO DO STH)


Meaning of TAKE (GREAT) PAINS (TO DO STH) in English

take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth)

to put a lot of effort into doing sth :

The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret.

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