go to extremes



go to extremes (to do something)

to be excessive in one's efforts to do something. Auntie Jane will go to extremes to make us all comfortable. Let's not go to extremes! We've already spent enough on gifts for the kids.
See also: extreme

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vyacheslavvya-chye-SLAHF (Russian), vya-chee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Samir (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Thyrza-Dutch
Givi-Georgian
Chiumbo-Eastern African, Mwera
GraÇAGRA-səPortuguese