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To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
不遺餘力 /不遗余力
(bùyíyúlì)
— make a major effort
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Chinese Mandarin:
竭盡全力 /竭尽全力
(jiéjìnquánlì)
— make a major effort
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Chinese Mandarin:
死拼
(sǐpīn)
— make a major effort
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Finnish:
nähdä paljon vaivaa
— make a major effort
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Polish:
dokładać wszelkich starań
— make a major effort
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Polish:
dołożyć wszelkich starań
— make a major effort
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Portuguese:
não medir esforços
— make a major effort
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Portuguese:
fazer das tripas coração
— make a major effort
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Russian:
стара́ться и́зо всех сил
(starátʹsja ízo vsex sil)
— make a major effort
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Russian:
прилага́ть ма́ксимум уси́лий из ко́жи вон лезть
(prilagátʹ máksimum usílij)
— make a major effort
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Russian:
костьми́ лечь
(kostʹmí lečʹ)
— make a major effort
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Russian:
разбива́ться в лепёшку
(razbivátʹsja v lepjóšku)
— make a major effort
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Russian:
вывора́чиваться наизна́нку
(vyvoráčivatʹsja naiznánku)
— make a major effort
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Russian:
рыть зе́млю но́сом
(rytʹ zémlju nósom)
— make a major effort
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Turkish:
varını yoğuna katmak
— make a major effort