stand or fall by

stand or fall by something

if you stand or fall by something, that thing alone causes you to succeed or fail The new television channel will stand or fall by its ability to attract younger viewers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aurelia	ow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)	Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Bamford	['bæmfəd]
Stefanie	SHTE-fah-nee (German), STAY-fah-nee (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Danish
Didi	DEE-dee	German
Jacob	['dʒeikəb]
Jocelin	JAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-lin	English (Rare)