go to pains

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go to pains

verb goes to pains · going to pains · went to pains · gone to pains

To expend effort to do something. to go to great pains
Similar: take pains, at pains, go to great lengths

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@misc{go_to_pains_2026,
  title = {go to pains},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20to%20pains},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}