do or die
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do or die¹
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An ultimatory verbal phrase composed of the words: do, or, and die.
verb does or dies · doing or dying · did or died · done or died · do-or-die · either do or die
- To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure. 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.
do or die²
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An adjectival phrase composed of the words: do, or, and die.
adjective do-or-die · either do or die
- Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure. 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.
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