go the extra mile

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc.

   But for my famous friends, I go the extra mile.

In the movies · 1

• But for my famous friends, I go the extra mile.Sid and Nancy1986
• Now, I'll go the extra mile.Nightcrawler2014

From the same entry

• be miles away
• miles from anywhere
• run a mile
• see, spot, tell, smell, a mile off
• stand out a mile
• give an inch
• a miss is as good as a mile

More idioms

• in effect
• it's not rocket science
• lie through your teeth
• show the ropes
• the thing
• the tip of the iceberg
• there's no such thing as a free lunch
• get the better of
• bits and pieces
• get your hands dirty
• on the road
• at a distance