at pains to

Striving. Used to describe someone who is putting forth effort towards some goal or end. Annabelle is at pains to make sure her relatives are comfortable when they come to visit. So far, she's cleaned the whole house and set up all the guest rooms.

词组	at pains to
释义	at pains to at pains to Striving. Used to describe someone who is putting forth effort towards some goal or end. Annabelle is at pains to make sure her relatives are comfortable when they come to visit. So far, she's cleaned the whole house and set up all the guest rooms. See also: pain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: at pains at pains, be at be at pains be at pains to do something burst a blood vessel strive toward strive toward (something) bustle bustle about doing bustle about some place
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