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take pains
take (great) pains (to do something)
Fig. to make a great effort to do something. Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right. We took great pains to get there on time.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Narelle | | - | English (Australian) |
| Vivian | | VIV-ee-ən (English) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Amadeo | | - | Italian |
| Amandeep | | - | Indian (Sikh) |
| Margh | | - | Cornish |
| Kaj (1) | | KIE (Swedish) | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian |