🗓️ Idiom: Go Above and Beyond (v)
💬 Meaning
- To do more than what is expected
- To make an extra effort to help or succeed
🧠 Example Sentences
- Our support team always goes above and beyond to solve customer problems.
- She went above and beyond by delivering the order herself on a holiday.
- To keep loyal clients, you sometimes need to go above and beyond.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the idea of going beyond a set boundary or expectation. It was first used in military and service contexts to praise people who gave extra effort or did more than their duty.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The sales rep ____________________ to win the client’s trust and close the deal.
Answer
went above and beyond
2. Choose the correct meaning of “go above and beyond”:
A) Leave the company quickly
B) Do more than what is expected
C) Follow basic rules
Answer
B) Do more than what is expected
3. Change the sentence using “go above and beyond”:
“He helped the customer more than he had to.”
Answer
He went above and beyond to help the customer.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
