Noun
whatever it takes (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, sometimes euphemistic for improper behavior) Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective.
- 1997 Jan. 31, Mike Wise, "Intense and Erratic, John Starks Can Still Jump-Start the Knicks ↗," New York Times (retrieved 29 July 2012):
- "I'll do whatever it takes to win."
- 2009 Aug. 5, Tony Karon, "[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1914609,00.html A Weakened Ahmadinejad Sworn in for a Second Term]," Time:
- [T]he security forces have exhibited few qualms about doing whatever it takes to quiet the streets, including the imprisoning of an estimated 2,000 opposition supporters.
- 1997 Jan. 31, Mike Wise, "Intense and Erratic, John Starks Can Still Jump-Start the Knicks ↗," New York Times (retrieved 29 July 2012):
- French: tout ce qui est nécessaire
- Italian: ad ogni costo
- Portuguese: custe o que custar
- Russian: во что́ бы то ни ста́ло
- Spanish: todo lo que sea necesario, cueste lo que cueste
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