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
Hristina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Taymuraz	-	Ossetian
Colomba	-	Italian
Nienke	NEEN-kə	Frisian
Lucianus	-	Ancient Roman
Aminda	ah-MEEN-dah	Esperanto