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no quarter
noun as in short shrift
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It was whispered that the aristocratic sniff had taken to fierce, no-quarter campaigns in the bitterness of a broken heart.
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In an amazingly short time she was back again, breathing hard, and dressed for no-quarter affray.
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And, as veterans in the no-quarter warfare of ambition, they knew I had granted him peace on no less terms than their heads.
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"Grey was known as the no-quarter General, I believe," said Hand.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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