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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Allen | | ['ælən] | |
| Alia (1) | | - | Arabic |
| Sarai | | SER-ie (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Ioannes | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Aberash | | - | Eastern African, Amharic |
| Liber | | LIE-bər (English) | Roman Mythology |