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 (someone) to the cleaners
- take root
- take to (something)
- take (something) by storm
- take it away
- take office
- take to the woods
- take a load off one's feet
- take (something)
- take down (something)
- take (someone or something) wrong
- take (something) with a grain of salt
- take (something) on faith
- take (something) personally
- take (someone) into one's confidence