Do Or Die Meaning & Sentence Examples

Do Or Die Definition, Sentence Examples

DO OR DIE MEANING – Find out what do or die really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

Do or die is a phrase that was originally used in Robert Burns’ poem “Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn,” which was written during the first Scottish Independence War. The poem’s final line reads:

“Lay the profound Usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty’s in every blow! Let us Do-or-Die!”

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Do Or Die Meaning:

  • a circumstance where you must take a significant risk to avoid failing
  • Extreme effort is necessary to prevent the negative effects of failure.
  • to put up an effort in order to succeed or fail at a goal
  • requiring a focused, perhaps irrational, effort to accomplish
  • reflecting or exhibiting an unshakeable resolve to triumph at all costs
  • a situation that demands immediate attention because failing might have serious consequences

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Here are examples of sentences that use do or die:

  1. On Saturday, it’s do or die in the final game.
  2. It is a do-or-die game for us and we cannot afford to lose.
  3. His do-or-die attitude is inspiring

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