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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zulfaqar	-	Arabic
Yaara	-	Hebrew
Johnathan	JAHN-ə-thən	English
Aric	-	English
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