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stop at nothing

stop at nothing verb: to take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.

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.
    • He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies.

Synonyms of stop at nothing

Forms of stop at nothing

third-person singular presentstops at nothing
present participlestopping at nothing
past participlestopped at nothing
paststopped at nothing

Questions about stop at nothing

What does stop at nothing mean?
Stop at nothing means to take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.
What part of speech is stop at nothing?
Stop at nothing is a verb.
What is the past tense of stop at nothing?
The past tense of stop at nothing is stopped at nothing.

Words near stop at nothing in the dictionary

  1. stop and go lights
  2. stop and run
  3. stop and search
  4. stop and smell the flowers
  5. stop and smell the roses
  6. stop at nothing
  7. stop bar
  8. stop bead
  9. stop beads
  10. stop board
  11. stop boards

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