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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

make-or-break adj.

either completely successful or utterly disastrous:a make-or-break marketing policy.

1915–20

'make-or-break' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

make - point - re-lay - trembler

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a make or break moment
make or break elections
Make-or-break and do or die

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