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(idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.
- 1959 February, A. G. Dunbar, “The "Dunalastair I" 4-4-0s of the Caledonian”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
  At that period the L.N.W.R., with its Webb compounds, was addicted to late arrivals at Carlisle and the Caledonian proceeded to make up the arrears with a "do-or-die" attitude.
- 1996 October 14, “Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin”, in Time:
  Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was do or die. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year.
- 2021 June 30, Farhad Manjoo, “Democrats Have a Year to Save the Planet”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:
  This could be our do-or-die moment — with Democrats holding the White House and barely controlling Congress, this may be the country’s last best political opportunity to do something big on the climate.

Translations

desperate effort

French: marche ou crève (fr), courir ou mourir
Icelandic: duga eða drepast
Maori: ranga mārō
Portuguese: matar ou morrer
Spanish: a matar o morir

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 ==English==
+===Alternative forms===
+* {{l|en|do or die}}
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{audio|en|en-au-do-or-die.ogg|a=AU}}
 ===Adjective===
+{{en-adj|-}}
-'''[[do]]-or-[[die]]''' also '''do or die'''
+# {{lb|en|idiomatic}} Requiring a [[determined]] or [[desperate]] [[effort]] to avoid the [[consequence]]s of [[failure]].
+#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1959|month=February|author=A. G. Dunbar|title=The "Dunalastair I" 4-4-0s of the Caledonian|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=86|text=At that period the L.N.W.R., with its Webb compounds, was addicted to late arrivals at Carlisle and the Caledonian proceeded to make up the arrears with a "'''do-or-die'''" attitude.}}
+#* {{quote-journal|en|date=Oct 14 1996|title=Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin|titleurl=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9610/14/debate.shtml|journal=[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]
+|passage=Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was '''do or die'''. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year.}}
+#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Farhad Manjoo|title=Democrats Have a Year to Save the Planet|work=The New York Times|date=2021-06-30|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/opinion/climate-change-congress.html|issn=0362-4331|passage=This could be our '''do-or-die''' moment — with Democrats holding the White House and barely controlling Congress, this may be the country’s last best political opportunity to do something big on the climate.}}
+====Translations====
+{{trans-top|desperate effort}}
+* French: {{t+|fr|marche ou crève}}, {{t|fr|courir ou mourir}}
+* Icelandic: {{t|is|duga eða drepast}}
+* Maori: {{t|mi|ranga mārō}}
+* Portuguese: {{t|pt|matar ou morrer}}
+* Spanish: {{t|es|a matar o morir}}
+{{trans-bottom}}
+====See also====
-#{{idiomatic}} requiring a [[determined]] or [[desperate]] [[effort]] to avoid the [[consequence]]s of [[failure]]
+* [[sink or swim]]
-#:[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9610/14/debate.shtml "Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin"] [[w:Time (magazine)|Time]] (14 October 1996).
-#:''Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was '''''do or die'''''. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year. From the start it was apparent that Dole the debater would be far smoother than Dole the campaigner.''
+{{cln|en|coordinated pairs}}
-[[zh:do-or-die]]