go the extra mile
go the extra mile
Meaning
- to make an extra effort
- try very hard to achieve something
- to do more than expected
- to make special efforts
Example Sentences
- When it comes to weaker students, the teacher goes the extra mile to help them understand.
- I love staying at that hotel. They go the extra mile to make their guests happy.
- She is a very nice person and is always willing to go the extra mile to help others.
- If you are willing to go the extra mile at work, you are bound to get noticed and grow professionally.
- I was impressed with the way the customer service officer went the extra mile to resolve my problem.
- It is often required to go the extra mile in order to keep a relationship strong and happy.
- He's not a very loyal person. I wouldn't go the extra mile to keep him in our team.
Origin
This phrase is an adaptation of a commandment of Jesus in the Sermon of Mount (Matthew Ch 5 v 41) : “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.” Under the Roman Impressment Law, a Roman soldier passing by a Jew could order him to carry his pack for one mile. Jesus asked his followers to go two miles instead of one.