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extra mile

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meanings of extraand mile


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extra
adjective
uk /ˈek.strə/ us /ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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mile
noun
uk /maɪl/ us /maɪl/
a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or ...
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Examples of extra mile


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In such iatrogenic situations, there is a tendency on the part of doctors to try harder, to go the extramile, because they feel "responsible" for the patient's situation.
Not a single extramile of dual carriageway has been built.
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They have all reluctantly come to accept that we must go that little extramile.
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We shall have to go the extramile for it.
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I believe that we still can and should go the extramile to ensure the completion of a round that is truly about development.
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So it is right to go the extramile to try to meet those concerns.
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No single extramile of fence will be put down anywhere in the country.
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They felt that perhaps we had not gone the extramile towards putting in place measures which would deal effectively with the hooligan problem.
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We have seemingly gone part of the way, but we need to go the extramile to ensure fair play to all concerned.
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Employees who think that they are being treated fairly by management are prepared to go the extramile for their employers.
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If we want a peaceful world, we have to go the extramile.
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If we are to serve our clients well, we have to go the extramile.
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He will have to go the extramile.
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That is something worth going the extramile for.
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They always go the extramile and never give up on people.
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On issues such as these, we need to go the extramile to provide explanations and argue our point of view.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Therefore, as people have said elsewhere, it is right to go that extramile to achieve peace.
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I believe that we must go that extramile in trying to achieve peace before resorting to force.
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None the less, we must go the extramile: we must give the environment the benefit of the doubt.
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