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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.

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give grief give ground give Hail Columbia give head give hell give house room give it a rest Give it a rest! give it a shot Give it all you've got! give it best shot Give it the gun Give it time Give it to me straight give it to straight give life give lip service to give marching orders give me a break Give me a break! Give me a call Give me a chance! Give me a rest! Give me five! Give my best to give no quarter give notice give odds that give of oneself give one freedom give oneself over to give oneself up give pause give props to give right arm give rise to give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give static give teeth to give the benefit of the doubt give the boot give the cold shoulder give the creeps give the devil his due give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye			Give Me Money Give Me My Remote Give Me Shelter Give me skin! Give Me Something to Kill the Pain Give Me Strength Give Me the Answer Give me the beat boys Give Me the Rock Give Me Your Handrew give means give measure for measure give mind give mind give mind give mind give money give money over Give my best to Give My Regards to Broadway Give My Regards to Broadway (George M. Cohan Song) give name give name give name give name give name give new life to give no credence to give no credit to give no heed give no quarter give notice give notice give notice give notice to give notification give occasion for give occupation give odds give odds give odds give odds that give of give of give of oneself Give of Ourselves Daily give off give off give offense give offense to Give Oil for Energy Recovery give on give on give one give one give one a talking to give one an idea of give one an impression of give one freedom give one his deserts give one pause

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