go
to great lengths (to do something) If you say that
someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean
that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to
achieve it.
variations
go to some lengths (to do
something)/
go to any lengths (to do
something)
Greta
Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and
photographers.
He'll
go to any lengths to get what he wants.
They
have gone to great lengths to make us feel welcome.
The
lengths that some people
will go to get a ticket!
