Phrase guide

stop at nothing

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stick at nothing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不惜一切 (bùxī yīqiè) — take any measures to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不擇手段 /不择手段 (bùzéshǒuduàn) — take any measures to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無所不為 /无所不为 (wúsuǒbùwéi) — take any measures to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無所不用其極 /无所不用其极 (wúsuǒ bùyòng qí jí) — take any measures to do something
  • Finnish: pysäyttää — take any measures to do something
  • French: s'arrêter à rien — take any measures to do something
  • German: vor nichts haltmachen — take any measures to do something
  • Italian: non fermarsi davanti a niente — take any measures to do something
  • Portuguese: pare em nada — take any measures to do something
  • Russian: остановится ни перед чем (ostanovitsja ni pered čem) — take any measures to do something
  • Spanish: no detenerse ante nada — take any measures to do something