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give no quarter

VERB
duke it out
Synonyms
WEAK
battle bump heads cross swords with do battle fight fight it out fight to the finish lock horns mix it up with struggle with tangle with wrestle with
VERB
hurt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy constrain injure punish sadden sting upset wound
STRONG
abuse afflict aggrieve burn chafe discomfit discommode displease distress excruciate faze grieve lambaste martyr martyrize prejudice torment torture try vex vitiate zing
WEAK
cut to the quick go for jugular hit where one lives lay a bad trip on lean on put down put out thumb nose at work over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid cure delight heal help let go make happy please
STRONG
approve assist calm comfort praise protect respect satisfy soothe
WEAK
assuage placate relieve remedy

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

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

Iran pays a $420 million claim When it comes to haggling about old debts, Iranian officials give no quarter.

From Time Magazine Archive

To-day Europe is an armed camp, and it is not long since the Christian Kaiser ordered his troops to give no quarter to the Chinese.

From God and my Neighbour by Blatchford, Robert