She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it.
Those people will stop at nothing, including murder, to harm you.
We just don't know how much America must be reshaped to cope with a terrorist enemy that will stop at nothing.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stop at nothing to do — stop at nothing (to do (something)) to be willing to do anything to get what you want. She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it. Usage notes: often used in the form will stop at nothing: Those people will stop at nothing,… … New idioms dictionary
stop at nothing — (to do (something)) to be willing to do anything to get what you want. She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it. Usage notes: often used in the form will stop at nothing: Those people will stop at nothing, including murder … New idioms dictionary
stop at nothing — see under ↑nothing • • • Main Entry: ↑stop * * * stop at nothing phrase to do anything to get what you want, even if it is very bad They will stop at nothing to get him elected. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
stop at nothing — Someone who would stop at nothing would do anything, even something illegal or immoral, to obtain what they want. He s stop at nothing if there was a possibility of making money … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stop at nothing — to be willing to do anything in order to achieve something, even if it is dangerous or harms other people. She s one of these people who sets herself a goal and then she ll stop at nothing to achieve it. (often + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
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 ones power. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies … Wiktionary
stop — stop1 W1S1 [stɔp US sta:p] v past tense and past participle stopped present participle stopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not move)¦ 2¦(not continue)¦ 3¦(pause)¦ 4¦(prevent)¦ 5¦(stay)¦ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) 7 stop short of (doing)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stop — [[t]stɒ̱p[/t]] ♦ stops, stopping, stopped 1) VERB If you have been doing something and then you stop doing it, you no longer do it. [V ing] Stop throwing those stones!... [V ing] He can t stop thinking about it... [V ing] I ve been told to lose… … English dictionary
stop — stop1 [ stap ] verb *** ▸ 1 prevent something ▸ 2 no longer do something ▸ 3 no longer move ▸ 4 (make) work no longer ▸ 5 stay at someone s house ▸ 6 block pipe/hole etc. ▸ 1 no longer do something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to prevent someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stop — 1 verb stopped, stopping 1 NOT MOVE OR CONTINUE (I, T) to no longer move or continue to do something, or to make someone or something do this: Stop, thief! | stop sth: Apply pressure to stop the bleeding. | You ll have to stop the generator, it s … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
