take no prisoners en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Implying that one kills all one's enemies instead of capturing them.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be uncompromising.
It’s a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no prisoners intellectually.
2015 January 21, “Ex Machina: Quest to create an AI takes no prisoners”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), New Scientist:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, prisoner.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took no prisoners | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes no prisoners | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taken no prisoners | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking no prisoners | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
hu nem ismer irgalmat (to be uncompromising) · de keine Gefangenen machen (to be uncompromising) · pl nie brać jeńców (to be uncompromising) · fr ne pas faire de cadeaux (to be uncompromising) · fr ne pas faire de prisonniers (to be uncompromising)