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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Go out of his way to
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What does it mean that "[Tigran Petrosian] would go out of his way to stop his opponent's attacks before they even got started'?
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What does it mean that "[Tigran Petrosian] would go out of his way to stop his opponent's attacks before they even got started'?
Thanks in advance!
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go out of one's way (to do something) it is an idiom, literally meaning to put in extra effort to do something 1. Lit. to travel an indirect route or an extra distance in order to do something.
- go out of one's way (to do something) it is an idiom, literally meaning to put in extra effort to do something 1.
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- to travel an indirect route or an extra distance in order to do something.
- I'll have to go out of my way to give you a ride home.
- I'll give you a ride even though I have to go out of my way.
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go out of one's way (to do something) it is an idiom, literally meaning to put in extra effort to do something
1. Lit. to travel an indirect route or an extra distance in order to do something. I'll have to go out of my way to give you a ride home. I'll give you a ride even though I have to go out of my way.
2. Fig. to make an effort to do something; to accept the bother of do
1. Lit. to travel an indirect route or an extra distance in order to do something. I'll have to go out of my way to give you a ride home. I'll give you a ride even though I have to go out of my way.
2. Fig. to make an effort to do something; to accept the bother of do
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