"at pains" meaning in All languages combined

See at pains on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-at pains.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at pains, {{en-prep phrase}} at pains
  1. (idiomatic, with infinitive) Making careful effort (to). Tags: idiomatic, with-infinitive Related terms: go to great lengths, go to pains Translations (making careful effort): faire tout son possible pour (French), bemöda sig om att (english: be at pains to) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-at_pains-en-prep_phrase-sS9aNoRQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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