pains
81lightning pains — light·ning pains līt niŋ n pl intense shooting or lancinating pains occurring in tabes dorsalis * * * the cutting and intense darting pains of tabes dorsalis …
82growing\ pains — noun 1. Pains in children s legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. The little girl s legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains. 2. informal Troubles when something new is beginning or… …
83at pains to do something — at pains to (do something ) making an effort to do something. The management was at pains to stress that there are no plans for closing the factory. He was at pains to show he does not favor the change …
84at pains to — (do something ) making an effort to do something. The management was at pains to stress that there are no plans for closing the factory. He was at pains to show he does not favor the change …
85genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains — Cf. 1858 CARLYLE Frederick the Great I. IV. iii. ‘Genius’..means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all. 1870 J. E. HOPKINS Work amongst Working Men iv. Gift, like genius, I often think, only means an infinite capacity for taking… …
86take great pains — go to/take/great pains phrase to do something with a lot of care or effort I had taken great pains to make the evening perfect. She always takes great pains with her lectures. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Ma …
87take (great) pains (to do something) — take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth • The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret. Main entry: ↑painsidiom …
88go to great pains (to do something) — take (great) pains (to do sth) | go to great pains (to do sth) idiom to put a lot of effort into doing sth • The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret. Main entry: ↑painsidiom …
89take pains — {v. phr.} To do something very carefully and thoroughly. * /She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want./ * /She always takes pains with her appearance./ …
90take pains — {v. phr.} To do something very carefully and thoroughly. * /She had taken pains to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want./ * /She always takes pains with her appearance./ …