take pains with
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By the nineteen-thirties, he seems too preoccupied to take pains with his style.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015
One does not trouble one's self about the furniture of earthly life any more than one would take pains with the beautification of a room in which one happens to be lodged for a night.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
Yes, we do have a good view of the stage, that is true; but we can't be seen—it is hardly worth while to take pains with one's dress.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
Thoughtfulness means, practically, the same thing as careful attention; to give our mind to a subject is to give heed to it, to take pains with it.
From How We Think by Dewey, John
Elaborate, e-lab′or-āt, v.t. to labour on: to produce with labour: to take pains with: to improve by successive operations.—adj. wrought with labour: done with fullness and exactness: highly finished.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
