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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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WHAT IS " TAKE NO QUARTER"?

WHAT DOES THE PHRASE " TAKE NO QUARTER" MEAN?
  

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Actually, I think it means nothing; the idiom is misstated. It is a mixture of 'give no quarter' and 'take no prisoners'. Quarter: mercy or indulgence, esp.

— Mister Micawber

  • Actually, I think it means nothing; the idiom is misstated.
  • It is a mixture of 'give no quarter' and 'take no prisoners'.
  • Quarter: mercy or indulgence, esp.
  • as shown in sparing the life and accepting the surrender of a vanquished enemy: to give quarter; to ask for quarter.
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Actually, I think it means nothing; the idiom is misstated. It is a mixture of 'give no quarter' and 'take no prisoners'.

Quarter:
mercy or indulgence, esp. as shown in sparing the life and accepting the surrender of a vanquished enemy: to give quarter; to ask for quarter.
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