take pains

take pains
(take (great) pains)
(всячески) стараться, не жалеть сил, прилагать все усилия

Hayward was an admirable letter-writer, and knowing his talent took pains with his letters. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 31) — Хейуард отлично писал письма и, зная это, не жалел на них времени и сил.

It was disconcerting to have taken pains to spare someone else's feelings only to find they didn't exist. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part III, ch. III) — Обидно, когда стараешься щадить чужие чувства, а в результате узнаешь, что никаких чувств и нет.

...he was not going to lose what he had taken such pains to obtain. (R. Aldington, ‘Women Must Work’, part III, ch. 3) — ...он не собирался выпускать из рук то, что досталось ему с таким трудом.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • take pains — index endeavor, strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • take pains —    If you take pains to do something, you try very hard or make a special effort to do it as well as possible.     Great pains were taken to ensure the security of the athletes …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • take pains — verb try very hard to do something (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑be at pains • Hypernyms: ↑endeavor, ↑endeavour, ↑strive • Verb Frames: Somebody s to INFINITIVE …   Useful english dictionary

  • take pains — try hard, take extra time or care    Mr. and Mrs. Wilson take pains to find families that are truly in need …   English idioms

  • take pains — {v. phr.} To do something very carefully and thoroughly. * /She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want./ * /She always takes pains with her appearance./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take pains — {v. phr.} To do something very carefully and thoroughly. * /She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want./ * /She always takes pains with her appearance./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ pains — v. phr. To do something very carefully and thoroughly. She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want. She always takes pains with her appearance …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take pains — make a great effort …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pains — noun an effortful attempt to attain a goal (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑striving, ↑nisus, ↑strain • Derivationally related forms: ↑strenuous (for: ↑strain), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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