go to great lengths

Alternative forms

 * go to extraordinary lengths

Verb

 * 1)  To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.
 * 2) * 2008, José Rodrigues does Santos, Codex 632: The Secret Identity of Christopher Columbus (trans. from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin), William Morrow (2008), ISBN 9780061173189, page 262:
 * They said good-bye on the eleventh, and the Portuguese noblemen saw him off, going to great lengths to show him respect."
 * They said good-bye on the eleventh, and the Portuguese noblemen saw him off, going to great lengths to show him respect."

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Finnish: nähdä paljon vaivaa
 * Portuguese: não medir esforços, fazer das tripas coração
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: varını yoğuna katmak