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stop at nothing

idiom

To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.


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  1. 01

    a short drop and a sudden stop

    A fall to one's death by hanging.

  2. 02

    come to nothing

    To fail completely; to have no result.

  3. 03

    couldn't stop a pig in a passage

    To be bow-legged.

  4. 04

    dance on nothing

    To be hanged.

  5. 05

    face that would stop a clock

    A shockingly unattractive face.

  6. 06

    here goes nothing

    Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.

  7. 07

    hiding to nothing

    A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.

  8. 08

    if nothing else

    At the very least; as a minimum.

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