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take-no-prisoners
[ teyk-noh-priz-uh-nerz, ‑-priz-nerz ]
adjective
- wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho:
a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of take-no-prisoners1
Example Sentences
Without a center, elections become wars of survival, with a take-no-prisoners mentality.
His take-no-prisoners approach makes everyone—but especially Democrats—uneasy.
While reporting about that student killing 32 Hokies and himself and wounding 17, I decided I would believe in her faith in my Southern-bred listening and wordcraft to make a career of writing poems informed by my journalism training, her take-no-prisoners honesty and boundless compassion my compass.
As a political lefty who has also admired Musk’s business successes, the scariest thing about his taking the reins of government is that his bulldozing, take-no-prisoners style has frequently paid off.
Her allies see hints of Margaret Thatcher in her take-no-prisoners style.
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