go to extreme/great lengths
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: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
He went to extreme/great lengths to learn the truth.
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Every year, businesses go to great lengths to protect their assets and investments.
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Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Some singles even go to great lengths to conceal their true political opinions − or at least that's what they're accused of.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
As their desirability dwindles, these women can go to extreme lengths to cling to their once-incandescent power.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Shot almost entirely at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, the design doesn’t go to great lengths to hide that it’s been created on set.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
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Toby Braun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Some singles even go to great lengths to conceal their true political opinions − or at least that's what they're accused of.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
As their desirability dwindles, these women can go to extreme lengths to cling to their once-incandescent power.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Shot almost entirely at Cinecitta Studios in Rome, the design doesn’t go to great lengths to hide that it’s been created on set.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Go to extreme/great lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20extreme%2Fgreat%20lengths. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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