stop at nothing

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

stop at nothing (third-person singular simple present stops at nothing, present participle stopping at nothing, simple past and past participle stopped at nothing)

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

   Synonym: stick at nothing

   He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies.

Translations

take any measures to do something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不惜一切 (bùxī yīqiè), 不擇手段／不择手段 (zh) (bùzéshǒuduàn), 無所不為／无所不为 (zh) (wúsuǒbùwéi), 無所不用其極／无所不用其极 (zh) (wúsuǒ bùyòng qí jí)

• Finnish: pysäyttää (fi) (different structure: "Nothing stops...")
• French: s’arrêter à rien
• German: hör vor nichts auf
• Italian: non fermarsi davanti a niente
• Portuguese: pare em nada
• Russian: остановится ни перед чем (ostanovitsja ni pered čem)
• Spanish: no detenerse ante nada