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# {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} Requiring a [[determined]] or [[desperate]] [[effort]] to avoid the [[consequence]]s of [[failure]]. |
# {{context|idiomatic|lang=en}} Requiring a [[determined]] or [[desperate]] [[effort]] to avoid the [[consequence]]s of [[failure]]. |
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#* '''1996''' Oct. 14, "[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9610/14/debate.shtml Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin]," ''[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'': |
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#*: 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. |
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Revision as of 20:58, 21 November 2015
English
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Adjective
do-or-die (not comparable)
- (deprecated template usage) (idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.
- 1996 Oct. 14, "Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin," 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.
- 1996 Oct. 14, "Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin," Time:
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desperate effort
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