go the extra mile
To make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.
President Reagan pledged at a news conference today “to go the extra mile” to compromise with Democrats.
extra
/ˈɛkstɹə/
noun 5adj 3adv 1
Collocations
5(noun.)
ADJ
little
She always buys a few little extras like candles and plants to make her apartment feel cozy.
optional | hidden
added
The hotel package includes some added extras such as breakfast and airport transfers.
EXTRA + VERB
include sth
Things you can buy as extras include delivery to your home and a longer warranty.
Definitions
adj
1
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
Kellogg himself became the biggest on-site celeb of all, delivering a weekly ‘Question Box’ lecture in which he explained that tobacco destroyed testicles, and that Ancient Rome had only fallen because the decadent Senators had started tossing their slaves into cookery pots to lend their food extra flavour, thus proving that an over-rich diet could lead to wholesale civilisational collapse.
2
Extraordinarily good; superior.
3
Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
Wow, you're more extra than she is. You're the most extra friend I have.
adv
1
To an extraordinary degree.
That day he ran to school extra fast.
noun
1
Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
2
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
Extra, extra! Read all about it!
3
A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
4
A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
5
The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — something additional of the same kind
noun — a minor actor in crowd scenes
adjective — further or added
adjective — more than is needed, desired, or required
- excess
- redundant
- spare
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- surplus
adjective — added to a regular schedule
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
extra pair of hands
The assistance of another person.
Compadres visit each other frequently, usually several times a week, and assist each other with labor whenever an extra pair of hands is needed.
Example Bank
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I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
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Kellogg himself became the biggest on-site celeb of all, delivering a weekly ‘Question Box’ lecture in which he explained that tobacco destroyed testicles, and that Ancient Rome had only fallen becaus
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You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
Wiktionary04
That day he ran to school extra fast.
Wiktionary05
Extra, extra! Read all about it!
Wiktionary06
Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, extra is marked as dated, slang, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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