go to the trouble

verb

To make an effort.

“I hope you like your shirt- I went to a lot of trouble to find it.”

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take the troublebother
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Meanings

verbgo 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)

present singular third person goes to the trouble · participle present going to the trouble · past went to the trouble · participle past gone to the trouble · alternative go to trouble · alternative go through the trouble

  1. To make an effort.

    I hope you like your shirt- I went to a lot of trouble to find it.

    Synonyms: take the trouble, bother

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make an effort.

Similar
take the troublebother
Also see
bother
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APA

go to the trouble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20trouble

MLA

“go to the trouble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20trouble. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to the trouble,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20trouble.

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