take pains with



take pains with someone or something

Fig. to deal with someone or something with great care. He really took pains with me to make sure I understood it all. Ken took pains with the model plane.
See also: pain, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pankrati-Russian
Maialen-Basque
Cirinochee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Perdue[pə:'dju:]
ChelseyCHEL-seeEnglish (Modern)
Aelia-Ancient Roman