Verb
take great pains (third-person singular simple present takes great pains, present participle taking great pains, simple past took great pains, past participle taken great pains)
(idiomatic) Alternative form of take pains (“to try hard”)
Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes. Brandon Sanderson
In some instances, I don't care what people think. In other instances, I do - especially because of the stereotype. People take a look at me and say, 'She's cute. She's blond. She's an actress. She's a bimbo.' You know? So I take great pains to show I'm intelligent, to show I'm not a twinkie. Teri Polo