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stop at nothing

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

He will stop at nothing to win the race.

CONTEXTUAL

The detective was determined to solve the case and would stop at nothing to find the truth.

COMPLEX

Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, the ambitious politician stopped at nothing to dismantle his rivals and secure the nomination.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  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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