"go to the ends of the earth" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go to the ends of the earth.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes to the ends of the earth [present, singular, third-person], going to the ends of the earth [participle, present], went to the ends of the earth [past], gone to the ends of the earth [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the ends of the earth|head=go to the ends of the earth}} go to the ends of the earth (third-person singular simple present goes to the ends of the earth, present participle going to the ends of the earth, simple past went to the ends of the earth, past participle gone to the ends of the earth)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do everything possible to achieve something. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: go to the ends of the world, bend over backwards, go to great lengths, move heaven and earth Related terms: follow someone to the ends of the earth
    Sense id: en-go_to_the_ends_of_the_earth-en-verb-9q2NPBkf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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