Word info

go to the trouble

Verb

Meaning

go to the trouble (third-person singular simple present goes to the trouble, present participle going to the trouble, simple past went to the trouble, past participle gone to the trouble)

(transitive with of) To make an effort.
Synonym: take the trouble

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes. Scott Lynch

Thank God!” said Unk. Redwine raised his eyebrows quizzically. "Why?” he said. "Pardon me?” said Unk. "Why thank God?” said Redwine. "He doesn't care what happens to you. He didn't go to any trouble to get you here safe and sound, any more than He would go to the trouble to kill you. Kurt Vonnegut

But industry experts have expressed doubts that criminals would go to the trouble, since the printers needed to make the guns can cost thousands of dollars, the guns themselves tend to disintegrate quickly and traditional firearms are easy to come by. Source: Internet

I am glad the Liberal Party cares enough about Australians everywhere to go to the trouble to send you here to explain the situation as it really is, Sarah. Source: Internet

Users will go to the trouble of adding a credit card if they are already committed and invested in a game. Source: Internet

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