give no quarter
Example Sentences
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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
And, of course, there is that infamous Apollo audience, an orchestra and two balconies bursting with folks who give no quarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
One thing is certain--if even a single inch is taken away from the monument's boundaries, activists like Dave Willis will give no quarter in their battle to protect the forest.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you give no quarter, you need expect none.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
