go to great lengths

== English == === Alternative forms === go to extraordinary lengths === Pronunciation === === Verb === go to great lengths (third-person singular simple present goes to great lengths, present participle going to great lengths, simple past went to great lengths, past participle gone to great lengths) (idiomatic) To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree. 2008, José Rodrigues does Santos, Codex 632: The Secret Identity of Christopher Columbus (trans. from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin), William Morrow (2008), →ISBN, page 262: […] They said good-bye on the eleventh, and the Portuguese noblemen saw him off, going to great lengths to show him respect." ==== Synonyms ==== bend over backwards go to the ends of the earth move heaven and earth ==== Translations ==== === See also === beg, borrow, or steal go to pains at pains spare no effort