it's do or die



it's do or die

to try to achieve a goal or fail making the effort It's do or die – if the computer system isn't working by Monday, we'll lose the contract.
See also: die

It's do or die.

something that you say when you are in a situation in which you must take a big risk in order to avoid failure It's now or never - do or die - risk everything or regret it for the rest of your life.
See it's all can do, do the business, do a favour, Do me a favour!, do me a favour, do any favours, do anything by halves, do head in, do homework, Do you mind!, do a mischief, do a number on, do nut, do own thing, do proud, do the rounds, do stuff, do time, do the trick
See also: die

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bernstein['bə:nstain]
Ellen (1)EL-ənEnglish
Nail-Arabic, Tatar
Phinees-Biblical Greek
AdeleAH-de-lə (German), ə-DEL (English), AH-de-le (Finnish)German, English, Italian, Finnish
Pierinopye-REE-noItalian