Definition of “go to great lengths” - English Dictionary

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“go to great lengths” in English

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go to great lengths

also go to any lengths

› to try very hard to achieve something:

Some people go to great lengths to make their homes attractive.
He'll go to any lengths to get what he wants.

(Definition of “go to great lengths” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“go to great lengths” in American English

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go to great lengths

› to use a lot of effort to get or achieve something:

We went to great lengths to make sure the votes were counted correctly.

(Definition of “go to great lengths” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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