go to any length(s)
idiom
: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
She'll go to any length(s) to avoid doing work.
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Buy Now 09 of 15 'The Seventh Veil of Salome' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A big-budget film about the legendary Salome, stepdaughter of King Herod, an unknown Mexican ingenue and a bit player who will go to any lengths to restart her career.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
On the other, his sister Berniece (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Barbara Maitland Barbara will go to any length to protect her dwelling from new renovations and inhabitants moving in — particularly the Deetz family.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
On the other, a sister will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
In the first trailer for Mel Gibson‘s Flight Risk, Mark Wahlberg plays a hitman who will go to any length to secure his kill — the sky is, quite literally, the limit.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
The next weeks will show if those actors are more powerful than an ingrained élite willing to go to any lengths to guarantee its survival.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
What ensues is a dangerous, three-hour hunt that brings all of the agents together to unmask the truth — and the culprit will go to any lengths to stop them.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
Hockey Elliott: Kings and Ducks have their U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame moment
Sept. 8, 2023
The NHL apparently will go to any lengths to promote the sport — except to put a franchise back in Quebec City.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
On the other, his sister Berniece (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Barbara Maitland Barbara will go to any length to protect her dwelling from new renovations and inhabitants moving in — particularly the Deetz family.
—Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024
On the other, a sister will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
In the first trailer for Mel Gibson‘s Flight Risk, Mark Wahlberg plays a hitman who will go to any length to secure his kill — the sky is, quite literally, the limit.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
The next weeks will show if those actors are more powerful than an ingrained élite willing to go to any lengths to guarantee its survival.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
What ensues is a dangerous, three-hour hunt that brings all of the agents together to unmask the truth — and the culprit will go to any lengths to stop them.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
Hockey Elliott: Kings and Ducks have their U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame moment
Sept. 8, 2023
The NHL apparently will go to any lengths to promote the sport — except to put a franchise back in Quebec City.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
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