Might mean (unverified): Make considerable effort; work hard.
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  1. take great pains: Merriam-Webster
  2. take great pains: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Take great pains)

verb:  (idiomatic) Alternative form of take pains (“to try hard”) [(transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.]

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