go to the trouble
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English[edit]
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Verb[edit]
go to the trouble (third-person singular simple present goes to the trouble, present participle going to the trouble, simple past went to the trouble, past participle gone to the trouble)
- (transitive with of) To make an effort.
- Synonyms: take the trouble, bother
References[edit]
- “go to the trouble”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “go to the trouble to do something”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.