grant no quarter

grant someone no quarter

and give someone no quarter

Fig. not to allow someone any mercy or indulgence. (Originally meant to refuse to imprison and simply to kill one's prisoner.) The professor was harsh on lazy students. During class, he granted them no quarter.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ravinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Darja	-	Slovene, Czech
Jarrod	JER-əd, JAR-əd	English
Cruz	KROOTH (Spanish), KROOS (Latin American Spanish), KROOSH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Reuven	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Florry	-	Irish