take (great) pains with (something)

To expend a lot of time, effort, and care doing something. Your tutor took great pains with your instruction, but it's obvious that you've totally wasted his time and our money! It's clear that the owners have taken great pains with the interior design of the new restaurant. My grandmother always took pains with her appearance throughout her life, so losing her hair during her cancer treatment was especially difficult for her.

take (great) pains (to do something)

Fig. to make a great effort to do something. Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right. We took great pains to get there on time.

take pains with someone or something

Fig. to deal with someone or something with great care. He really took pains with me to make sure I understood it all. Ken took pains with the model plane.

take (great) ˈpains with something/to do something

go to great ˈpains to do something

make a great effort to do something well, carefully, properly, etc: It looks easy but in fact he went to great pains to achieve that particular effect in his paintings. She takes great pains with the flower arrangements.

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释义	take (great) pains with (something) take (great) pains with (something) To expend a lot of time, effort, and care doing something. Your tutor took great pains with your instruction, but it's obvious that you've totally wasted his time and our money! It's clear that the owners have taken great pains with the interior design of the new restaurant. My grandmother always took pains with her appearance throughout her life, so losing her hair during her cancer treatment was especially difficult for her. See also: pain, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. take (great) pains (to do something) Fig. to make a great effort to do something. Tom took pains to decorate the room exactly right. We took great pains to get there on time. See also: pain, take take pains with someone or something Fig. to deal with someone or something with great care. He really took pains with me to make sure I understood it all. Ken took pains with the model plane. See also: pain, take McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. take (great) ˈpains with something/to do something , go to great ˈpains to do something make a great effort to do something well, carefully, properly, etc: It looks easy but in fact he went to great pains to achieve that particular effect in his paintings. She takes great pains with the flower arrangements. See also: pain, something, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: take (great) pains over (something) take pains over take pains with take pains with something/to do something take pains take (great) pains (to do something) take pains, to expend expend (something) for (something) expend for
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