take pains

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to put a lot of effort into doing sth

   I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me.

In the movies · 3

• Yes. His lawyer took great pains to bring that out.12 Angry Men1957
• I took no more pains for those thanks than you take pains to thank me.Much Ado About Nothing1993
• For besides that it is excellently well-penned, I have taken great pains to con it.Twelfth Night2012

Learn it in full scenes

• 12 Angry Men1957
  • Jurors Gather in the Jury Room
  • Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty
  • The Jurors Go Around the Table
• Much Ado About Nothing1993
  • Beatrice and Benedick's Merry War
  • Beatrice and Benedick Trade Insults
  • Benedick Scorns Hero and Marriage
• Twelfth Night2012
  • Orsino's Speech on Music and Love
  • Viola Disguises Herself as a Man
  • Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing

From the same entry

• be at pains to do
• for your pains
• take pains with
• no pain, no gain
• on pain of
• a pain in the neck