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Needs must

proverb, verb

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Proverb
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of needs must when the devil drives. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "“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."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of must needs. alt-of, alternative, no-past-participle, no-present-participle

    "Then I walked about, till I found on the further side, a great river of sweet water, running with a strong current; whereupon I called to mind the boat-raft I had made aforetime and said to myself, "Needs must I make another; haply I may free me from this strait. If I escape, I have my desire and I vow to Allah Almighty to forswear travel; and if I perish I shall be at peace and shall rest from toil and moil.""

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