go to the ends of the earth

go to the ends of the earth

To do all that one can in an attempt to achieve something. I would go to the ends of the Earth to help my children.
See also: earth, end, go, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the earth moved
  • all over the earth
  • how, what, why, etc. on earth...
  • what on earth
  • move heaven and earth
  • move heaven and earth to do
  • move heaven and earth, to
  • earth up
  • how on earth
  • earth pads
References in classic literature
No, you said you'd go to the ends of the earth! Do!
A Room With A View
The pig--who, of course, will go to the ends of the earth for a full meal--moved first by companies, scuffling over the rocks, and the deer followed, with the small wild foxes that live on the dead and dying of the herds; and the heavy-shouldered nilghai moved parallel with the deer, and the wild buffaloes of the swamps came after the nilghai.
Second Jungle Book
You'll go to the ends of the earth for your family, team or company.
STARS
"Whilst these hedge funds look to close a significant number of stores and put thousands of people out of work, as politicians and regulators look on, I will go to the ends of the Earth to save as many Debenhams stores and jobs as I can, similar to the promise I made with regards to House of Fraser.
Ashley fumes - but Debenhams staff fear for jobs; 50 stores may close as giant collapses
But through his unethical work, Absalom winds up creating a loyal and lively group of friends who will go to the ends of the Earth for one another.
Tin
"Just like the way he (President Duterte) treats other people involved in drugs, he will go to the ends of the Earth to put them behind bars." he said.
46 local execs in DU30's narcolist; 31 celebs in PDEA's drug watch
He also said that the President will treat Yang like any other drug personalities and 'will go to the ends of the earth' to put him behind bars.
Palace: Acierto wants to 'get back' after being linked to drugs
So enjoy 2019's pantheon of eclipses, but know that the only one eclipse-chaser would go to the ends of the Earth to see is a total solar eclipse from the path of totality a surely nature's greatest spectacle.
Yesterday's Solar Eclipse Was First of Six Eclipses In 2019 With 'Super Wolf Blood Moon' Up Next
"You would go to the ends of the earth for your kids and with Laila, she's so special she could get you through anything.
Feisty, bright, happy, amazing ..and very brave; family's joy as laila defies the odds Mum hails plucky daughter as she prepares for her third life-saving open heart surgery
Her horizon: To reach out to the world, go to the ends of the earth so Jesus maybe known and loved, according to Maddalenadecanossa.org.
Saint Magdalene of Canossa, Foundress
Some people will go to the ends of the earth for their friends.
Video: Group of Arab youth throw rocks at Kuwait police patrol
Dania Bogari, said she "will go to the ends of the earth to make that happen." Shata was born and raised in Jeddah and attends Jeddah Knowledge School.
Saudi Arabia's youngest gymnast vows that she 'will win Olympic gold' one day
"I said I'd go to the ends of the earth to find him and even though I was blocked at every turn now at least I know he is safe.
I can still see them lying ill in their cots. The nuns didn't tell us a thing but I knew they'd died; BABIES HOME CARER FIGHTING FOR THE TRUTH Sheila, 60, haunted by memories
The really good news is that Christ has promised that as we go to the ends of the Earth, he will be with us until the end of the ages.
A God-sized vision
"We'd go to the ends of the earth not to split up."
Davina: We still go for marriage guidance