# go the extra mile

Pronunciation: say "GOH thee EK-struh MYL" US /ˈɡoʊ ði ˈɛk.stɹə ˈmaɪl/, UK /ˈɡəʊ ði ˈɛk.stɹə ˈmaɪl/

## Idiom

1. To make an extra effort, doing more than is required in order to achieve a particularly good result.
   - Simple: To do more than you need to so you can help someone or do a great job.
   - _The nurses on that ward go the extra mile for every patient in their care._
   - _He went the extra mile on the project, staying late to polish every detail before the deadline._

## Origin

Possibly from the gospel of Matthew (chapter 5, verse 41): "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain," meaning to walk a second mile beyond what is required.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/go-the-extra-mile (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).