go out of one's way

[go out of one's way] {v. phr.}

To make an extra effort; do more than usual.

* /Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl./

* /Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say bad things about Charles./

Compare: BEND OVER BACKWARD, KNOCK ONESELF OUT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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