whatever it takes

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whatever it takes

noun

  1. euphemistic, idiomatic, sometimes, uncountable, for improper behavior Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective. "I'll do whatever it takes to win."

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noun anything required to achieve an objective

Españoltodo lo que sea necesario, cueste lo que cueste
日本語何が何でも nani ga nan demo
Portuguêscuste o que custar
Françaistout ce qui est nécessaire
Deutschkoste es, was es wolle
Italianoad ogni costo
Românăa face orice este necesar
Русскийво что́ бы то ни ста́ло vo štó by to ni stálo

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@misc{whatever_it_takes_2026,
  title = {whatever it takes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whatever%20it%20takes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}