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either do or die

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
ei-ther -do or die
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An ultimatory verbal phrase composed of the words: either, do, or, and die.

Inflected Forms

either does or dies (present, singular) either doing or dying (participle, present) either did or died (past) either done or died (participle, past) do or die (alternative)

Questions

What does either do or die mean?
To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure.
Where does either do or die come from?
An ultimatory verbal phrase composed of the words: either, do, or, and die.

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