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
Linnette	li-NET	English (Rare)
Pinchas	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Amice	-	Medieval English
Zahid	-	Arabic
Fridenot	-	Ancient Germanic
Paulus	-	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin