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go_the_extra_mile
go the extra mile
English
Verb
- (idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
- 1982 April 21, Steven R. Weisman, "Reagan Vows To Go ‘Extra Mile’ to Get Accord on Budget," New York Times (retrieved 29 July 2012):
- President Reagan pledged at a news conference today “to go the extra mile” to compromise with Democrats.
- 2006 Sept. 7, Tony Karon, "Why Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Nuclear Showdown," Time:
- The international community demands that Iran go the extra mile to satisfy concerns over its atomic energy program.
- 1982 April 21, Steven R. Weisman, "Reagan Vows To Go ‘Extra Mile’ to Get Accord on Budget," New York Times (retrieved 29 July 2012):
Translations
to make an extra effort
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