take great pains to do (something)
делать большое, значительное усилие
Now that Rose had enough money she took great pains to wear good clothes.
Другие идиомы:
- take in
- take stock
- take up with (someone)
- take exception to (something)
- take (something) on faith
- take it easy
- take sides
- take pity on (someone or something)
- take the money and run
- take a shine to (someone)
- take the checkered flag
- take up where one left off
- taken for dead
- take five
- take (something) with a grain of salt