VERB | social | be at pains, take pains | try very hard to do something |
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Meaning | try very hard to do something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Synonym | take pains | |
Broader | endeavor, endeavour, strive | attempt by employing effort |
Spanish | esforzarse, esmerarse |
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