take+pains
31Twelve Pains of Christmas — The Twelve Pains Of Christmas is a popular parody of the 12 Days of Christmas carol, which was first released in 1987 and has continued to enjoy holiday radio airplay ever since. It is performed by Bob Rivers and is available on his Twisted… …
32go to great pains (to do something) — go to/take great pains (to do something) to try very hard to do something. I went to great pains to get this record for you …
33be at pains — {v. phr.} To be extremely desirous to do something; to take the trouble to do something. * /The captain was at pains to see that everybody got safely into the lifeboats./ …
34be at pains — {v. phr.} To be extremely desirous to do something; to take the trouble to do something. * /The captain was at pains to see that everybody got safely into the lifeboats./ …
35be\ at\ pains — v. phr. To be extremely desirous to do something; to take the trouble to do something. The captain was at pains to see that everybody got safely into the lifeboats …
36pride must take a pinch — One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty. A proverb. * / Mother, Sue cried, stop pulling my hair! Just a moment, young lady, the mother answered, while combing her hair. Don t you know that pride must… …
37pride must take a pinch — One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty. A proverb. * / Mother, Sue cried, stop pulling my hair! Just a moment, young lady, the mother answered, while combing her hair. Don t you know that pride must… …
38To take the trouble — Trouble Trou ble, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See {Trouble}, v. t.] 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. [1913 Webster] Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
39pride\ must\ take\ a\ pinch — proverb One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty. Mother, Sue cried, stop pulling my hair! Just a moment, young lady, the mother answered, while combing her hair. Don t you know that pride must take a… …
40pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… …
