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)

(transitive with of) To make an effort.
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.

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