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Do or die

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was do or die. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year."

Verb
  1. 1
    To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure. idiomatic

    "Emanuel: Bless us, dear Fortune! / Armusia: Let us be worthy of it in our courage, and Fortune must befriend us. Come, all sever; but keep still within sight: when the flame rises let's meet, and either do or die."

Etymology

Etymology 1

An ultimatory verbal phrase composed of the words: do, or, and die.

Etymology 2

An adjectival phrase composed of the words: do, or, and die.

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