DO-OR-DIE

Meaning of DO-OR-DIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdü-ər-ˈdī, -ȯr- ]

adjective

Date: 1873

1. : doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable

2. : presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin

a do-or-die situation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

DO-OR-DIE — adjective Date: 1873 doggedly determined to reach one's objective ; indomitable , presenting as the only alternatives complete success or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DO-OR-DIE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : inflexibly, doggedly, or desperately determined to reach one's objective : unyielding and unwavering : indomitable do-or-die …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — /dooh"euhr duy"/ , adj. 1. reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — Pronunciation: ' dü- ə r- ' d ī , -o ̇ r- Function: adjective Date: 1873 1 : doggedly determined …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — ■ adjective showing or requiring a determination not to compromise or be deterred.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DO OR DIE — persist, even if failure or death is the result. → do
Concise Oxford English vocab
DO-OR-DIE — [do-or-die] adj (1879) 1: doggedly determined to reach one's objective: indomitable 2: presenting as the only alternatives complete success or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DO-OR-DIE — do-or-die BrE AmE ˌduː ɔː ˈdaɪ ◂ AmE \ - ə r- -ɔːr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — adjective having or needing great determination : a do-or-die attitude
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — ˌdo-or-ˈdie BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] very determined: a do-or-die attitude
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO-OR-DIE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The airline spent $120 million in a do-or-die effort to save the company. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO-OR-DIE — {adj.} Strongly decided, very eager and determined. * /With a real do-or-die spirit the team scored two touchdowns in the …
Slang English vocab
DO-OR-DIE — {adj.} Strongly decided, very eager and determined. * /With a real do-or-die spirit the team scored two touchdowns in the …
Словарь английских идиом
DO-OR-DIE — make a great effort while disregarding danger He was in a position of do-or-die when he finally found another job.
English Idioms vocab
DO OR DIE — last chance to win, its now or never It's do or die. If we lose this game, we'll be out …
English Idioms vocabulary
DO-OR-DIE — adj. Strongly decided, very eager and determined. With a real do-or-die spirit the team scored two touchdowns in the last …
American Idioms English vocabulary
DO-OR-DIE — отчаянный; не останавливающийся ни перед чем; беззаветный - * attempt отчаянная попытка смертельный (об опасности и т. п.); критический (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO-OR-DIE — a 1. отчаянный; не останавливающийся ни перед чем; беззаветный do-or-die attempt - отчаянная попытка 2. смертельный ( об опасности и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DO OR DIE — (a) беззаветный; критический; отчаянный; смертельный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DO OR DIE — (0) не останавливающийся ни перед чем
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DO-OR-DIE — a 1. отчаянный; не останавливающийся ни перед чем; беззаветный ~ attempt - отчаянная попытка 2. смертельный ( об опасности и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DO-OR-DIE — a 1. отчаянный; не останавливающийся ни перед чем; беззаветный do-or-die attempt - отчаянная попытка 2. смертельный ( об опасности и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DO OR DIE — победить или умереть, совершать героические подвиги
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DO OR DIE — победить или умереть, совершать героические подвиги
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DO OR DIE — идиом. победить или умереть
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DO OR DIE — идиом. победить или умереть
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DO OR DIE — Победить или умереть
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
DO-OR-DIE — отчаянный; не останавливающийся ни перед чем; беззаветный - * attempt отчаянная попытка смертельный (об опасности и т. п.); критический (о …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIE — die 1 /duy/ , v.i. , died, dying . 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DIE
Webster English vocab
DIE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DO
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIE — / daɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( dies , dying , died , died ) 1. die …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIE — I. die 1 S1 W1 /daɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle died , present participle dying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIE — n. 1 sing. of DICE n. 1a. ° Dice is now standard in general use in this sense. 2 (pl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
DIE — 1. v. (dies, died, dying) 1. intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIE — ( dies, dying, died) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When people, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a custom dies out/disappears (= gradually stops being done ) ▪ Sometimes the streets …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIE — INDEX: 1. to die because you are old or ill 2. to die in an accident, war, fight etc 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
DO — verb 1 DO · HAVE · MAKE · TAKE Many phrases begin with a very common very such as do, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO — I (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл.; прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done 1) делать, выполнять, осуществлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) (мн. dice ) игральная кость loaded dice the die is cast/thrown ≈ жребий брошен б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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