Hello Jesus, Hope this will help you understand. An example would be: Instead of just saying "Hi" and then going to their house, they invite you to their house, serve you dinner/lunch, and are very helpful to let you know about the neighborhood and things you may need there. They may even take you to meet some of the other neighbors! :) Keep learning!!! :) Regards, David

make a special effort to do sth.

To go out of your way to do something is to make a point to get it done. So if I would not usually do something but I do it just for you and it required extra effort than you could say that "I went out of my way to do this" Going out of your way to do something means that you weren't going to do it but you made certain that you did anyway