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take-no-prisoners

take-no-pris·on·ers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk-noh-priz-uh-nerz, ‐priz-nerz]
    • /ˈteɪkˌnoʊˈprɪz ə nərz, ‐ˈprɪz nərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk-noh-priz-uh-nerz, ‐priz-nerz]
    • /ˈteɪkˌnoʊˈprɪz ə nərz, ‐ˈprɪz nərz/

Definition of take-no-prisoners word

  • adjective take-no-prisoners wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking. 1
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Origin of take-no-prisoners

First appearance:

before 1990
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1990-95

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Parts of speech for Take-no-prisoners

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take-no-prisoners popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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