English

Verb

go out of one's way

1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort.

   I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me.‎

   • 1915, George A. Birmingham, “chapter I”, in Gossamer (Project Gutenberg; EBook #24394), London: Methuen & Co., published 8 January 2013 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 558189256:

     As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

See also

• bend over backwards
• go the extra mile