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 a leaf out of (someone's) book
- take a powder
- take umbrage at (something)
- take a stand on (something)
- take a whack at (something)
- take care of number one
- take advantage of (someone or something)
- take one's time
- take a trip
- take it into one's head to do (something)
- take (someone's) temperature
- take (someone) hostage
- take root
- take (someone or something) wrong
- take (something) at face value