to stop at nothing (to do something)

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• stop at nothing to do something — 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 — 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