BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL Definition & Meaning

beg, borrow, or steal

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Idioms and Phrases

Obtain by any possible means, as in You couldn't beg, borrow, or steal tickets to the Olympics . This term is often used in the negative, to describe something that cannot be obtained; Chaucer used it in The Tale of the Man of Law . [Late 1300s]

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When they were desperate for a win, they couldn't beg, borrow or steal one.

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“No, it’s mine honestly. I didn’t beg, borrow, or steal it. I earned it, and I don’t think you’ll blame me, for I only sold what was my own.”

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They stalk sales flyers; beg, borrow or steal extra coupons from their neighbors’ Sunday papers; and get a special thrill on “buy one, get one free” deals.

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They stalk sales fliers; beg, borrow or steal extra coupons from their neighbors’ Sunday papers; and get a special thrill on “buy one, get one free” deals.

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Responding to a petition by a New Delhi hospital seeking their intervention, the judges said, “Beg, borrow or steal, it is a national emergency.”

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