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
Guus	KHUYS	Dutch
Gerlinde	ger-LIN-də (German), kher-LIN-də (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Ilarion	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Merry (1)	MER-ee	English
Byung-Ho	byung-ho	Korean
Sabella	sə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)