l'outrance

But I do know that you had the deuce of a turn-up at the last, sabre to sabre, in some castle or other - and 'twas the guv'nor's lastin 'regret that it didn't go a l'outrance.

Watershed 2010

It could print money à l'outrance to stave off deflation.

Lessons from the Japanese: Time to Stop Borrowing Money and Start Printing It 2009

In case you too have forgotten your high school French, "a l'outrance" means "to the uttermost."

Lessons from the Japanese: Time to Stop Borrowing Money and Start Printing It 2009

But I do know that you had the deuce of a turn-up at the last, sabre to sabre, in some castle or other - and 'twas the guv'nor's lastin 'regret that it didn't go a l'outrance.

Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

But the Macleods, though they quarrelled with Alice, did not quarrel with her à l'outrance.

Can You Forgive Her? 1993

'A l'outrance! 'said the king with a vicious snap, and rose from the table to put an end to a sullied evening's entertainment.

One Corpse Too Many Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1979

In previous chapters we have seen how K.G. Carus attempted to work out a geometry of the organism, and how Bronn tried in a modest way to found a stereometrical morphology, but had the grace not to push his stereometry _à l'outrance_, recognising very wisely that the greater part of organic form is functionally determined.

Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology

The "joust a plaisir" was a mere knightly display of skill, and was fought with weapons, the edges of which were dulled; but the other, the "joust a l'outrance," was of

Heiress of Haddon William E. Doubleday

Then the victors commence chewing _à l'outrance, _ and expectorate on the red-hot stove, till it hisses like a steam-engine, or else they deluge the floor until there is no alternative but thick shoes or damp feet.

Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray

These warlike games were very popular in France especially, but very strict rules had to be made to prevent the "joust of peace" becoming the deadly "joust a l'outrance" (to the death).

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Christopher Hare