all-or-nothing
adjective/ˌɔːl ɔː ˈnʌθɪŋ/
/ˌɔːl ɔːr ˈnʌθɪŋ/
- used to describe two extreme situations that are the only possible ones
- an all-or-nothing decision (= one which could either be very good or very bad)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAll-or-nothing is used with these nouns:- proposition
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