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Perseverance - Making Great Efforts

Explore English idioms that relate to making great efforts, including "burn the midnight oil" and "elbow grease".

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to break one's stones

to put in an extreme amount of effort into doing something

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to burn the midnight oil

to do something until the very late hours of the night

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to fall over backward

to put in an extraordinary amount of effort to accomplish something, often with the intention of pleasing someone

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to give one's eye teeth

to be very determined and do whatever it takes to achieve a goal

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to go to town

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

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to make a point of

to deliberately do something, with an emphasis or focus on that thing

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to move mountains

to accomplish something challenging or seemingly impossible through extraordinary effort and determination

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a hundred and ten percent

an intense amount of effort made toward achieving something one desires

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to bend one's mind to do something

to put a great amount of effort or thought into something particular

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blood, sweat, and tears

an extreme amount of effort, dedication, and hard work

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elbow grease

a great amount of physical effort or work that is put into something

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to break one's neck

to put in a great deal of effort to accomplish something

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to push the envelope

to go beyond established limits or norms, often in a creative or daring way

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to break the back of the beast

to manage to do something that is extremely difficult or challenging

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