go out of one's way

/ɡˌəʊ ˌaʊtəv wˈɒnz wˈeɪ/

/ɡˌoʊ ˌaʊɾəv wˈʌnz wˈeɪ/

[phrase]

to go out of one's way

[PHRASE]

to put in more effort than what is expected or required of one in order to do or achieve something

to [go] out of {one's} way definition and meaning

Examples

1. The manager of the hotel is very pleasant and goes out of his way to assist guests.

2. Actually, in fact, if you were trying to actually go out of your way to investigate where this person is living, that's just wrong.

3. If I were a boss, I would go out of my way to think of how I could push you ahead, if I value you.

4. Like, they have this information that could have made my life simpler and they went out of their way to stop me from knowing how to work on my own machine.

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