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pains
pains /peɪnz/ noun [plural]
be at pains to do sth1 F0 to try very hard to do something: » She is at pains to point out how much work she has done.Thesaurus+: ↑Effort and expending energy , ↑Trying and making an effortgo to/take great pains to do sth2 F0 to make a lot of effort to do something: » I went to great pains to select the best staff available.Thesaurus+: ↑Effort and expending energy , ↑Trying and making an effort |