stop at nothing

stop at nothing
{v. phr.} To be unscrupulous. * /Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • stop at nothing — see under ↑nothing • • • Main Entry: ↑stop * * * stop at nothing phrase to do anything to get what you want, even if it is very bad They will stop at nothing to get him elected. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop at nothing to do — stop at nothing (to do (something)) to be willing to do anything to get what you want. She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it. Usage notes: often used in the form will stop at nothing: Those people will stop at nothing,… …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop at nothing — (to do (something)) to be willing to do anything to get what you want. She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it. Usage notes: often used in the form will stop at nothing: Those people will stop at nothing, including murder …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop at nothing — index persevere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • stop at nothing —    Someone who would stop at nothing would do anything, even something illegal or immoral, to obtain what they want.     He s stop at nothing if there was a possibility of making money …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • stop at nothing — do anything to succeed, not stop until you win    The Indians will stop at nothing. They will get a reservation …   English idioms

  • stop at nothing — {v. phr.} To be unscrupulous. * /Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stop at nothing — verb To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in ones power. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies …   Wiktionary

  • stop\ at\ nothing — v. phr. To be unscrupulous. Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him …   Словарь американских идиом

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