go out of your way

go out of your way — 慣用語

1. to make a special effort to do something helpful or kind for another person, eve

1.慣用語B1
釋義

特意；費心

不嫌麻煩地盡力幫忙

to make a special effort to do something helpful or kind for another person, even when it is not required of you or when it causes you some inconvenience

例句

Gabriel went out of his way to help Yumi study for her physics exam every Saturday.

Gabriel 每週六都特意幫助 Yumi 準備物理考試。

pattern: go out of possessive + way + to-infinitive

The restaurant staff went out of their way to make Adaeze's birthday dinner perfect.

餐廳員工費盡心思，確保 Adaeze 的生日晚餐完美無缺。

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

subject + go out of + possessive determiner + way + to-infinitive

用法筆記

The possessive determiner (your, his, her, my, our, their) must agree with the grammatical subject of the sentence. The phrase is almost always followed by a to-infinitive that states what effort was made. Often used in positive contexts to express appreciation for someone's thoughtful actions.

常見錯誤

❌I went out of your way to help.
✅I went out of my way to help.
💡the possessive must match the subject, not the person being helped.
❌She went out of way to help us.
✅She went out of her way to help us.
💡the possessive determiner (her) is required; do not drop it.