go to great lengths



go to great lengths (to do something)

 and go to any lengths (to do something)
to work very hard to accomplish something; to expend great efforts in trying to do something. I went to great lengths to explain to him that he was not in any trouble.
See also: great, length

go to great lengths to do something

to try very hard to achieve something I went to great lengths to explain the situation to him but he still didn't seem to understand.
See also: great, length

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Heck-Scottish
Zebadiahzeb-ə-DIE-ə (English)Biblical
Bat-Sheva-Biblical Hebrew
Maura['mɔ:rə]
Elunedel-IN-ed, el-EEN-edWelsh
Theotimus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)