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grant no quarter |
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grant someone no quarter and give someone no quarter Fig. not to allow someone any mercy or indulgence. (Originally meant to refuse to imprison and simply to kill one's prisoner.) The professor was harsh on lazy students. During class, he granted them no quarter. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He built that reputation by pouncing on the shortcomings of others, vowing to give no quarter in his defense of the public interest. They normally give no quarter, sparing neither boys nor old men, veritable messengers of death from whose grasp no one escapes'. The conflict pits those like him, who are virulently anti-communist and give no quarter in their hatred of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, against other, usually younger members of the Korean-American community, who are fierce critics of U. |
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