go to extreme/great lengths
idiom
: to make a great or extreme effort to do something
He went to extreme/great lengths to learn the truth.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Meryl Streep had to go to extreme lengths to escape the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The actress’s nephew, Abe Streep, shared in an article for New York magazine that Streep had to go to extreme lengths to evacuate during the Los Angeles fires.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Another user also shared another story of a bride who made her mother go to extreme lengths to lose weight ahead of her wedding.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Meryl Streep had to go to extreme lengths to escape the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The actress’s nephew, Abe Streep, shared in an article for New York magazine that Streep had to go to extreme lengths to evacuate during the Los Angeles fires.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Another user also shared another story of a bride who made her mother go to extreme lengths to lose weight ahead of her wedding.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Go to extreme/great lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20extreme%2Fgreat%20lengths. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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