idiom · neutral
go the extra mile
UK/ɡəʊ ði ˈɛkstrə maɪl/US/ɡoʊ ði ˈɛkstrə maɪl/GO·the·EX·tra·MILE
to make a special effort to achieve something
Examples
“She always goes the extra mile to help her classmates understand difficult topics.”
“If you want to impress the examiner, go the extra mile with specific examples.”
“The tutor goes the extra mile by giving personalised feedback.”
Band 8 sentence
“To secure a place at the top university, she went the extra mile by attending seminars and publishing a short paper.”
Collocations
- go the extra mile for
- go the extra mile to do something
Word family
Common mistakes
go an extra mile→go the extra mile
go extra miles→go the extra mile
Say it for a higher band
5try harder→6make extra effort→7+go the extra mile
Synonyms
make an extra effort
Easily confused
do one's best
“I'll do my best to finish the assignment on time.”
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