stop at nothing

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stop at nothing

to be willing to do anything in order to achieve something, even if it is dangerous or harms other people (often + to do sth) She's one of these people who sets herself a goal and then she'll stop at nothing to achieve it.

See also: nothing, stop

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To escape the vats I would stop at nothing steal the widow's mite, the orphan's crust, and pennies from a dead man's eyes. The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context You have made a very wicked and resourceful enemy, who will stop at nothing to satisfy his hatred. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Perhaps I am; but one thing I have resolved on, and that is, to stop at nothing to restore a poor devil to liberty, who has got into this scrape solely from having served me. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			stitch up stock stock in trade stock up stock with stoke up stoked on stolen stolen fruit is sweetest stomach stomp stomp on stone stone dead stone sober Stone the crows! stone's throw away stool stoop stoop down stoop over stoop to stoop to doing stop stop at stop at nothing stop behind stop by stop cold stop dead in tracks stop for stop from doing stop in tracks stop off stop on stop on a dime stop one dead in tracks stop over stop short stop short of stop short of a place stop short of doing stop the music stop the rot stop up stop, look, and listen storage store store away store in store up			Stop action animation Stop action photography Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise Stop Alcohol Violations Early Stop All Killing Stop All the World Now Stop All Violence on Youth stop an advance Stop and Catch Fire stop and consider Stop and frisk Stop and frisk Stop and Go Tactic Stop and Go Tactics Stop And Look At Me Immediately Stop and Reverse Stop and Shop stop and stay Stop and Wait Stop and Wait Automatic Repeat Request Stop Animal Exploitation Now Stop Animal Neglect & Exploitation Stop animation Stop Annoying Me stop at stop at nothing Stop Autoroute en Haute-Ariège Stop band Stop basis stop bath stop bath stop baths stop baths stop bead stop bead stop bead stop beads stop beads stop behind stop behind Stop Being A Smart Ass Stop Being a Starving Artist Stop Being So Stupid Stop bit stop bits Stop Bristol Airport Expansion stop by stop by stop by stop by stop by stop by Stop By Shoot Film stop c's stop c's stop c's

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