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it's do or die

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It's do or die.
something that you say when you are in a situation in which you must take a big risk in order to avoid failure It's now or never - do or die - risk everything or regret it for the rest of your life.
See it's all can do, do the business, do a favour, Do me a favour!, do me a favour, do any favours, do anything by halves, do head in, do homework, Do you mind!, do a mischief, do a number on, do nut, do own thing, do proud, do the rounds, do stuff, do time, do the trick
See also: die

it's do or die
to try to achieve a goal or fail making the effort It's do or die – if the computer system isn't working by Monday, we'll lose the contract.
See also: die


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If it's do or die time for producer Jorge Saralegui, you wouldn't know it from his body language.
``You don't like to say it's do or die, but we need to throw everything at them and get three points,'' goalkeeper Brad Guzan said.
You're not always perfect and unfortunately, in that situation, it's do or die, everybody in the world watching you.
 
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