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at all costs
Idioms and Phrases
Also, at any cost or price . Regardless of the expense or effort involved, by any means. For example, Ann told the doctor to preserve her mother's sight at all costs , or It seems the company plans to develop the product at any cost , or I'm determined to get vacation time at any price . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
He鈥檚 entirely buffered and his very, very fragile ego is being protected at all costs by people who need him and are using him.鈥
"This negative experience can cause them to avoid all forms of credit moving forward, passing on the belief to their children that credit is dangerous and should be avoided at all costs."
"Is it something they want to push at all costs and what is it worth to South Africa to have sons and daughters dying so far away?" he asked.
Instead of fully reinforcing the pitching staff at all costs, they reached the halfway point of the season struggling to find healthy bodies.
鈥淚 made it unequivocally clear when I ran for Orange County District Attorney in 2019 that I would not tolerate the 鈥榳in at all costs鈥 mentality of the prior administration,鈥 Spitzer said in a statement.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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