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take pains

see at pains.

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RELATED WORDS

try, watch, tend, disturb, perturb, bother, regard, involve, interest, trouble, worry, aspire, undertake, strive, force, combat, support, maintain, resist, continue

Nearby words

  1. take one's time,
  2. take one's word for,
  3. take out,
  4. take out of,
  5. take over,
  6. take part,
  7. take pity on,
  8. take place,
  9. take potluck,
  10. take pride in
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