ИЛИ ГРУДЬ В КРЕСТАХ, ИЛИ ГОЛОВА В КУСТАХ

• ИЛИ (ЛИБО) ГРУДЬ В КРЕСТАХ, ИЛИ <ЛИБО> ГОЛОВА В КУСТАХ

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⇒ one will either achieve all he sets out to achieve, or will fail miserably (used by the speaker in reference to his own or another's determination, readiness to risk everything in order to accomplish or obtain what he wants):

- ≈ it's do or die;

- it's all or nothing;

- it will make me <you etc> or break me <you etc>;

- win big or lose big.