Sell your own grandmother?

Question

Hola,

I am looking for a similar expression in spanish for the phrase

"to sell your own grandmother".

This phrase means that someone is willing to do whatever it takes to succeed at something, no matter who they have to step on in this quest. It is meant in a negative manner obviously, that someones ambition is to a point of complete self absorbance.

I was wondering if their is a similar meaning spanish expression, I am not looking for a translation of this phrase, just looking to know if there are any spanish idioms or expressions with the same meaning.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hey friends:

También:

Realizar algo cueste lo que cueste = to fulfil or realize something whatever the cost*

Answer 2

Doing something no matter what the cost does not have the same negative connotations as selling your grandmother--it's closer to the post office motto. I'd go with something more like selling your soul to the Devil, which is the same in many languages:

Vender el alma al Diablo.

Lorenzo you are probably correct but I could not think of any other idea/concept at the time - FELIZ77, May 6, 2011

Em well the phrase "sell your grandmother" is commonly used where I am from to convey the idea of stepping on those around you to succeed, and it is used in a negative way. - fi123, May 6, 2011

Answer 3

Hello fi and Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

I have come across a phrase in the phrase book submitted by one of our advanced Spanish speakers ''nametaken'' Unfortunately I could not manage to get the hyperlink to work properly otherwise I would have given you a direct link to the phrase book page where you could have found it. You can find other very useful words and phrases there:idioms and every day expressions!

Realizar algo pase lo que pase = to fulfil or realize something whatever the cost*

I hope this helps

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Thank you, that seems to be along the lines of what I was looking for. :) - fi123, May 5, 2011

Good, I am very pleased it was helpful :) You can look for other phrases in the SpanishDict Phrasebook:) - FELIZ77, May 5, 2011