Synonyms for go to great lengths
go to great lengths

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1. go to great lengthsverb

   Synonyms:
   bend over backwards

2. go to great lengthsverb

   To make a major effort; to be very careful when doing something, especially to an extreme or excessive degree.

   Synonyms:
   bend over backwards

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1. Jordan Poole:

   We went to great lengths to have it slightly decayed-looking. We don't want it to be pristine.

2. Kristian Bush:

   Those are fans, not only fans, they were out in front! We had gone to great lengths to create [a space for] fans who are the best fans to be in the front. It was supposed to be everything you want from your favorite band, and it was. And you can’t call those people? That was weird.

3. Harold Shaw:

   Mr. Gordon went to great lengths to orchestrate and maintain this fraudulent scheme, trying to take credit for ideas he did not come up with.

4. Tom Anderson:

   These are not minor or technical violations, we are talking about real money here. In all my years of studying FEC reports, Ive never seen a more ambitious operation to circumvent reporting requirements. Representative Ocasio-Cortezhas been quite vocalin condemning so-called dark money, but her own campaign went to great lengths to avoid the sunlight of disclosure. Added Anderson : They believe their cause is so great that they dont have to play by the rules. They believe that they are above campaign finance law.

5. Vashawnda McLean:

   Someone went through great lengths in this case, we believe, to stage an accidental drowning, it is clear that the person or persons involved had an intimate relationship with Edith Sax, that they knew intricacies concerning the home and her schedule.