beg, borrow, or steal

1. 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]

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

“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.”

From Literature

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.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Times