Antonyms for take pains

Grammar : Verb

Definition of take pains

As in trouble : verb make an effort
As in bother : verb take the trouble
As in care : verb tend to
As in concern : verb affect personally
As in endeavor : verb attempt to achieve something
As in fight : verb oppose action, belief

Example sentences :

"Oh, you don't have to take pains for John," she said with a short laugh.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

But he was always willing to work, and to take pains with his work, no matter how humble it might be.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Why should he take pains to persuade his mother to a consent which she had no right to withhold?
Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald

He did take pains to ascertain that they were legally married, but that was all.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Here, again, the only precaution is to take pains in selecting the site.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

He had that true genius, which is defined as "the ability to take pains."
Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple

When we went to bed that night father did not take pains to lock the Indian in.
Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

Still I take pains not to let them know what I really think of them.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish

If you take pains to please your employers they will not be backward in promoting you.
Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler

Take pains to put it where he can get it, if he does use his mind.
Extract from : « The Lost Art of Reading » by Gerald Stanley Lee

Synonyms for take pains

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