take it or leave it alone

A form of take it or leave it — Denoting that a situation has to be accepted without change, or rejected outright.

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  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of take it or leave it (sense 2)

    Mrs S loves crab but I can take it or leave it alone.

    2022 March 8, Sn!pe, “Food Glorious Food”, in alt.sixtyplus (Usenet)
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    Before the 'flu' arrived, some of us may have felt of the motion picture that we could "take it or leave it alone." Our belief is slipping. Now that the excitement of the loan drive is over we begin to realize our deprivation.

    1918 October 22, “We Miss Our Movies”, in Chicago Herald And Examiner

    There are others who tell how they drank for years without ever getting into any trouble. As social drinkers "they could take it or leave it alone." Then, over time, they found themselves drinking more, and for longer periods of time.

    1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 11
Cite this entry
APA

take it or leave it alone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20or%20leave%20it%20alone

MLA

“take it or leave it alone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20or%20leave%20it%20alone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take it or leave it alone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20or%20leave%20it%20alone.

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