Noun
whatever it takes (uncountable)
(idiomatic, sometimes euphemistic for improper behavior) Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective.
There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn your parents into whatever it takes to keep you afloat. Anna Quindlen
I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it. LeBron James
Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. Believe me, it will be enough. Mario Draghi
Whatever it takes to break you. Suzanne Collins
Whatever it takes for you to find your freedom, that's what you've lived. Byron Katie
Best advice that I ever got is to do whatever it takes to make myself happy, so that I'll be able to make others happy. If I'm not happy, I can't make other people happy. Flavor Flav