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go out of one's way
Idioms and Phrases
Inconvenience oneself or take extra trouble to do something beyond what is required. For example, He went out of his way to introduce me to everyone there , or She went out of her way to be kind . This usage alludes to deviating from one's intended path or normal procedures. [Mid-1700s]Example Sentences
Essentially, it is an emotional response to a belief that one鈥檚 autonomy is being impinged on or threatened, and it typically involves an impulse to go out of one鈥檚 way to break the offending rule and thereby regain freedom and independence.
It is always better to give all snakes a wide berth, and not to go out of one鈥檚 way to destroy them, unless they have taken up their residence in or near your house, or their destruction can be accomplished with ease and safety.
To strike the great Trunk Road higher up would be to go out of one鈥檚 way; to strike it lower down would be to strike the Authie Valley at an impassable point.
To go out of one's way to be obliging, to attempt to ingratiate one's self, brings difficulties.
Trees were lying across the muddy path; there were washed-out spots, making it necessary to go out of one's way.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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