Idiom
take great pains
Meaning
To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She takes great pains to keep her house clean.”
“The chef takes great pains to source fresh ingredients for every meal he prepares.”
“The author took great pains to ensure that every historical detail in her novel remained accurate to the period.”
Examples
simple
“She takes great pains to keep her house clean.”
contextual
“The chef takes great pains to source fresh ingredients for every meal he prepares.”
complex
“The author took great pains to ensure that every historical detail in her novel remained accurate to the period.”
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