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needs must

verb

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of must needs.

  2. Ellipsis of needs must when the devil drives.

    • “Needs must,” and the haughty summons of Britain rings even in the impregnable heart of Thibet. This is the mission of Empire, the will of a dominant people bent on advancing the interests of trade.
    • "Needs must and all that – and the devil so often does, doesn't he?" “Excuse me?" "Drives – the devil. Such a relentless old bugger."

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for needs must. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA