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What does go the extra mile mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
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On issues such as these, we need to go the extra mile to provide explanations and argue our point of view.
There are moments of great emotional profundity in the film, but they're compounded by the filmmakers' reluctance to go the extra mile and put their feelings on the screen.
Professionalism for the rest of us means being willing to go the extra mile and work the extra hours.
The Les Routiers annual awards honour establishments which, in the panel's opinion, excel and go the extra mile.
This requires operating discipline, financial strength and a readiness to go the extra mile.
Most people who have worked with her will testify that she is the strictest of disciplinarians, but is always willing to go the extra mile to help a young colleague.

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