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stop at nothing
To do whatever it takes to accomplish a task or goal. I assure you, ma'am, we will stop at nothing to catch that thief. I'm not surprised Tiffany started that nasty rumor about you—she'll stop at nothing to become student council president.
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will stop at nothing
Cliché will do everything possible (to accomplish something); will be unscrupulous. Bill would stop at nothing to get his way. Bob is completely determined to get promoted. He'll stop at nothing.
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stop at nothing
Do everything in one's power, be prevented by no obstacle, as in She'll stop at nothing to get her revenge. This expression was first recorded in John Dryden's Aurengzebe (1676): "The World is made for the bold impious man; Who stops at nothing, seizes all he can."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
stop at nothing
recognize no obstacles or reasons for not doing something; be utterly ruthless or determined. 1991 Time Seen simplistically and from afar, Saddam Hussein comes across as…the villain who will stop at nothing.
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stop at ˈnothing
do anything, even something immoral or criminal in order to get something: He’d stop at nothing to make a success out of his business.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017