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
Iran pays a $420 million claim When it comes to haggling about old debts, Iranian officials give no quarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
These last brilliant stories by the late Miss O'Connor give no quarter to pity and seldom, even, to compassion.
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
