go out of the way
Example Sentences
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“Employees who anticipate, who go out of the way to meet a need,” said Casson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“Usually, my dad doesn’t go out of the way to talk about it,” Cole recounted this week with a laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
The open structure permits passengers to go from Deck 2 to Deck 8 without having to go out of the way to find an elevator.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
As much as Jones liked to go out of the way to flash the leather, a quick YouTube search confirms he was not a bat flipper.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 11, 2020
Now I beheld in my dream that they had not journeyed far, when the river and the way parted, and at this they were very sorry, yet they dare not go out of the way.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories by Hamilton Wright Mabie
