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go to the ends of the earth

idiom

To do everything possible to achieve something.


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  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all ends up

    Completely; totally.

  3. 03

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  4. 04

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  5. 05

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  6. 06

    burn the candle at both ends

    To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.

  7. 07

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  8. 08

    come down to earth

    To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.

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