How to pronounce “do or die”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure.
• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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