单词 | give/receive no quarter |
释义 | give/receive no quarter From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgive/receive no quartergive/receive no quarterBEAT/DEFEAT literaryPM if someone gives no quarter, they do not show any pity or gentleness when dealing with someone, especially an enemy It was a fight to the death, with no quarter given. → quarterExamples from the Corpusgive/receive no quarter• D'Arcy had opened her up, exposing her raw emotions, giving no quarter and taking none.• He says you give no quarter. |
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