to be the thing that makes sb/sth either a success or a failure :
This movie will make or break him as a director.
It's make-or-break time for the company.
to be the thing that makes sb/sth either a success or a failure :
This movie will make or break him as a director.
It's make-or-break time for the company.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005