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"etymology_text": "* Possibly from the gospel of Matthew ch.5: v.41\n*: \"And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.\"",
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"ref": "1982 April 21, Steven R. Weisman, “Reagan Vows To Go ‘Extra Mile’ to Get Accord on Budget”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-07-29",
"text": "President Reagan pledged at a news conference today “to go the extra mile” to compromise with Democrats.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2006 September 7, Tony Karon, “Why Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Nuclear Showdown”, in Time",
"text": "The international community demands that Iran go the extra mile to satisfy concerns over its atomic energy program.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2021 January 27, Paul Stephen, “Inspiration to the next generation”, in RAIL, number 923, page 48",
"text": "The National Rail Awards has a proud history of recognising the extraordinary efforts of railwaymen and women who go 'the extra mile' in their day jobs to deliver wider benefits to both the industry and society.",
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"To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job."
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"(idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job."
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"word": "go out of one's way"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fùchū bǐ yāoqiú gèng duō de nǔlì",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "付出比要求更多的努力"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "udělat něco navíc"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "kulkea toinenkin virsta"
}
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈɡəʊ ði ˈɛk.stɹə ˈmaɪl/",
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"text": "President Reagan pledged at a news conference today “to go the extra mile” to compromise with Democrats.",
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{
"ref": "2006 September 7, Tony Karon, “Why Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Nuclear Showdown”, in Time",
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},
{
"ref": "2021 January 27, Paul Stephen, “Inspiration to the next generation”, in RAIL, number 923, page 48",
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"(idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job."
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"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fùchū bǐ yāoqiú gèng duō de nǔlì",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "付出比要求更多的努力"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "udělat něco navíc"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make an extra effort",
"word": "kulkea toinenkin virsta"
}
],
"word": "go the extra mile"
}
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