AT ALL COSTS
at all costs: translation
at all costs & at any cost
Fig. regardless of the difficulty or cost; no matter what. •
I intend to have that car at all costs.
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Mary was going to get that job at any cost.
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{adv. phr.} At any expense of time, effort, or money. Regardless of the results. * /Mr. Jackson intended to save his son's eyesight at all costs./ * /Carl is determined to succeed in his new job at all costs./