go to the trouble

English

Alternative forms

• go to trouble, go through the trouble

Verb

go to the trouble (third-person singular simple present goes to the trouble, present participle going to the trouble, simple past went to the trouble, past participle gone to the trouble)

1. To make an effort. [with of (+ gerund) ‘doing something’]

   Synonyms: take the trouble, bother

References

• “go to the trouble”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “go to the trouble to do something”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.