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
Elfreda	[el'fri:də]
Gifford	['gifəd]
Wiktoria	veek-TAWR-yah	Polish
BolesŁAwa	baw-le-SWAH-vah	Polish (Rare)
Alma (1)	AL-mə (English)	English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
Masha	-	Russian