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
Etelka	-	Hungarian
Damion	DAY-mee-ən	English
Pihla	-	Finnish
Slavomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Brigit	-	Irish Mythology
Edwena	-	English (Rare)