go out of one's way
Example Sentences
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To go out of one's way to be obliging, to attempt to ingratiate one's self, brings difficulties.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
Trees were lying across the muddy path; there were washed-out spots, making it necessary to go out of one's way.
From The Shield of Silence by Loughridge, George
I have found throughout my tour, what all English travellers must find—that slavery is a question which it is better not to go out of one's way to discuss.
From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)
To strike the great Trunk Road higher up would be to go out of one’s way; to strike it lower down would be to strike the Authie Valley at an impassable point.
From Crécy by Belloc, Hilaire
You are a young man, but your experience has doubtless told you that in this world one does not often go out of one's way to serve a stranger for no purpose at all.
From The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
