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Sentence Time Act Hardest Die Expression In The Loop 165 Necessity

Id in_the_loop_165
Idiom DO OR DIE
Definition to act out of necessity, even if the outcome is unpleasant (sentences 1 and 2) or to try one’s hardest despite the likelihood of failure (sentence 3)
Examples
  1. We decided the time had come to make a decision and act on it. As Harvey said to me, “It’s do or die.”
  2. When the time came to mount an attack on the enemy, the captain said, “Men, the time is now. We do or die.”
  3. The boys tried their hardest to succeed. They had a real do-or-die attitude.
Extra Info

The expression can function as a noun phrase (sentence 1), a verb (sentence 2), or an adjective (sentence 3). When used as a verb, the expression is never conjugated (i.e., never “does or dies”), and thus is only used with I, we, and they.

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