stop at nothing
idiom
—used to say that someone will do anything to achieve a goal or purpose
She will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
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Magnussen stars as Ben Brandt, a developer who will stop at nothing to acquire the land upon which the bar resides.
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Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Road House is a reimagining of the '80s cult classic starring Swayze as another brawler named Dalton, who will stop at nothing — even ripping out a man's throat — to protect Jasper, Mo.'s Double Deuce bar.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone will stop at nothing to solve a murder.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England’s heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king’s favor.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
The show begins with the gang running a horse race gambling ring, and the relentlessly ambitious Tommy will stop at nothing to win.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Green with envy, her coworker Drew sets out to dampen her accomplishments and will stop at nothing until she’s knocked down a peg at work and in her everyday dealings.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
Per the official premise: Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Rachel Weisz is a force of nature while doing the dual role thing to play Beverly and Elliot Mantle, twin gynecologists who will stop at nothing to reinvent the way people do childbirth—medical ethics be damned!
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2023
Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), Road House is a reimagining of the '80s cult classic starring Swayze as another brawler named Dalton, who will stop at nothing — even ripping out a man's throat — to protect Jasper, Mo.'s Double Deuce bar.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone will stop at nothing to solve a murder.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England’s heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king’s favor.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
The show begins with the gang running a horse race gambling ring, and the relentlessly ambitious Tommy will stop at nothing to win.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Green with envy, her coworker Drew sets out to dampen her accomplishments and will stop at nothing until she’s knocked down a peg at work and in her everyday dealings.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
Per the official premise: Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Rachel Weisz is a force of nature while doing the dual role thing to play Beverly and Elliot Mantle, twin gynecologists who will stop at nothing to reinvent the way people do childbirth—medical ethics be damned!
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2023
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“Stop at nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20at%20nothing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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