either doing or dying

A form of either do or die — To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of either do or die
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APA

either doing or dying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20doing%20or%20dying

MLA

“either doing or dying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20doing%20or%20dying. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “either doing or dying,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20doing%20or%20dying.

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