give no quarter
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What would it look like to express those concerns and those grievances while also making it explicitly clear that you give no quarter to these people?
From Slate ● May 18, 2022
Roth would give no quarter to such claims nor to the implication that an artist carries some extra-moral burden to defend the public image of his ethnic identity.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2018
Iran pays a $420 million claim When it comes to haggling about old debts, Iranian officials give no quarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cray's presence on the bill highlighted his own drift into rock, in abundant evidence on the Strong Persuader album, where the blues give no quarter but are suddenly danceable.
From Time Magazine Archive
The look in the black and louring visage of Sigurd, and the unmitigated ferocity of his onslaught, told more plainly than words that he, at least, would give no quarter.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
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