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go the extra mile

to make more effort than expected

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In more detail

to make more effort than necessary to help someone or achieve something; to do more than what is required or expected

Examples

• She went the extra mile to help her student succeed by offering extra tutoring sessions.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

miss the boat, on the fence, throw in the towel, cry over spilled milk, the last straw, a dime a dozen