Make-or-break

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resulting in either success or failure.

    "Prince Harry is taking girlfriend Chelsy Davy on a make-or-break African holiday in a bid to heal their troubled relationship."

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"I can't afford to buy a new car this year, so I'll have to make-or-break my old one."

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