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Either do or die

verb

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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

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

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