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stop at nothing
Idioms and Phrases
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.”Example Sentences
“We will continue to take any and all steps necessary to protect Eminem’s art and will stop at nothing to do so.”
“They think we’re too outrageous. They know we’re real and we’ll stop at nothing, and it scares the s— outta them.”
"Everything that I was told by X about them, at the time we were together, has actually been proven to be the case - that they are unscrupulous people who will stop at nothing to achieve what they want."
The Home Office has said it will "stop at nothing" to dismantle people smuggling operations, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer making "smashing the gangs" who facilitate the crossings one of his top priorities.
The Home Office said it would "stop at nothing" to dismantle the people smugglers' operations.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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