Go out of your way

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Hello.When you got out of your way to do some work, do you love to do that work?Thanks in advance

Happyjames · Accepted Answer

most likely...is that the question you wish to convey or do you mean to say that 'go out of your way' is correct usage?

Soheil1 · Answer

Not that I want to see if it is the correct usage; I want to know the exact meaning.

I have two sentences in a chess context:

After a rout like this, many beginners come to fear Knights and go out of their way to capture their opponent's horses as fast as possible.

and

He [=Tigran Petrosian] was the ultimate “safety first” player. Always careful about his **** structure, he rarely exposed himself with any kind of **** weaknesses. He would go out of his way to stop his opponent's attack before they even got started.

Happyjames · Answer

yes,it defintely is

Soheil1 · Answer

I am asking for the exact meaning, it definitely is what?

Ipaintedafish · Answer

soheil1When you got out of your way to do some work, do you love to do that work?

To go out of one's way to do something is to make an effort while doing the mentioned 'thing'. It doesn't necessarily mean that the person enjoys it or loves to do it. It actually generally is used when someone takes considerable trouble or takes extra effort to do something.

Examples:
1. We went out of our way to help him feel at home.
2. They went out of their way trying to coax their cat back down the tree.
3. I went out of my way to help she finish her pending work.
4. He went out of his way to buy a gift for his colleague.

They mean the same in the examples you gave.

After a rout like this, many beginners come to fear Knights and go out of their way to capture their opponent's horses as fast as possible.

The above means that the players make extra effort to capture their opponents horses.

He [=Tigran Petrosian] was the ultimate “safety first” player. Always careful about his **** structure, he rarely exposed himself with any kind of **** weaknesses. He would go out of his way to stop his opponent's attack before they even got started.

In this means that Tigran Petrosian made extra effort to stop his opponents attack before it even began.

I hope I helped.

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