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go out of your way
make a special effort
To make an extra effort to help someone or do something for them.
Hear it in real life
The neighbours brought us food after the baby was born.
That was kind of them. They really went out of their way.
My manager went out of her way to help me prepare for the presentation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She went out ‸ her way to help me.
Say: She went out of her way to help me.
Keep “of” in the fixed expression “go out of your way,” including before “to help.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
go out of your way to do something; went out of your way to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
My manager went out of her way to help me prepare for the presentation.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go out of your way
make a special effort
“My manager went out of her way to help me prepare for the presentation.”
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