go to great lengths to

go to great lengths to do something

to try very hard to achieve a result This champion marathon runner is going to great lengths to help needy children. Both sides have gone to great lengths to emphasize areas of similarity in their proposals.

Related vocabulary: take (great) pains to do something

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sampson (1)	-	Biblical Greek
Nanny	NAN-ee	English
Gaius	GAH-yoos (Ancient Roman), GAH-yuws (Ancient Roman), GIE-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Zorica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Elvis	[elvis]
Garsea	-	Medieval Spanish