kill or cure

(British & Australian)

a way of solving a problem which will either fail completely or be very successful Having a baby can be kill or cure for a troubled marriage.

kill or cure

Either remedy a disease or kill the patient, as in The copy chief did not like her headline for the drug, "Kill or Cure." This expression dates from the mid-1700s, when it was already being used half-jokingly.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
LinnÉA	lin-NE-ah	Swedish
Magni	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Richardine	rich-ər-DEEN	English (Rare)
AmÁLia	-	Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Torstein	-	Norwegian
Magne	-	Norwegian