Go through the trouble of

= do something that is difficult or takes time, and then have disappointing results

After going through the trouble of building the new system, the executives of the company decided not to use it because of the instability.

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• All Clear 3, Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis

idiom, 14-02-26 20:00, 14-02-26 20:01, Yosei