Definition
Making careful effort (to).
In Context
- "The agency has been at pains to stress that its decisions are still based on sound science."
- "He was at great pains to distance himself from the rumours."
- "She was at some pains to remind the others to read the instructions."
See Also
- go to pains
- painstaking
- take pains
- go to great lengths
- go to the ends of the earth