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
In these kind-hearted days enemies are becoming so rare that one has to go out of one's way to make them.
From Prose Fancies (Second Series) by Le Gallienne, Richard
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)
But—well, what a lesson not to go out of one's way to write to casual acquaintances!
From A. V. Laider by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
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
