The end justifies the means



The end justifies the means.

Prov. You can use bad or immoral methods as long as you accomplish something good by using them. (Not everyone agrees with this idea.) Lucy got money for the orphanage by embezzling it from the firm where she worked. "The end justifies the means," she told herself. The politician clearly believed that the end justifies the means, since he used all kinds of nefarious means to get elected.
See also: end, justify, mean

The end justifies the means.

something that you say which means that in order to achieve an important aim, it is acceptable to do something bad Unfortunately, we'll have to cut down the forest to make space for the golf course, but I feel the end justifies the means.
See also: end, justify, mean

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carmelokahr-ME-loSpanish, Italian
Chawwah-Biblical Hebrew
Sharleenshahr-LEENEnglish
Winters['wintəz]
Dakarai-Southern African, Shona
Zinoviya-Russian