a situation in which you must take a big risk in order to avoid failure
requiring supreme effort to avoid the dire consequences of failure
to try to achieve a goal or fail making the effort
involving a determined and sometimes reckless effort to succeed
reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs
a situation that is extremely important, and failure would result in a big problem
A do-or-die attempt to halt the invaders.
Exams are near it’s do or die people.
On Wednesday, it’s do or die in the Cricket match against Australia.
When Quentin had to give a presentation to some new clients, his boss warned him that it would be a do or die situation.
Well, I guess it is do-or-die so decide if you really want to join our team.
He was in a do-or-die situation to the bitter end.
A do-or-die situation
I am working hard to defeat my competitor and to win I have to do or die.
When I was lost in desert, it was a do or die situation for me to survive.
There is no origin for this idiom
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