"you can't be half pregnant" meaning in All languages combined

See you can't be half pregnant on Wiktionary

Proverb [English]

Audio: En-au-you can't be half pregnant.ogg
Etymology: From the notion that someone is either pregnant or not. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} you can't be half pregnant
  1. (idiomatic) Said of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-you_can't_be_half_pregnant-en-proverb-YhaeByNV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2011, John Warrillow, Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, Penguin, →ISBN, page 47:",
          "text": "Alex, you can't be half pregnant. If you keep doing other work that falls outside of your logo design process, you'll send mixed messages to all of your stakeholders.",
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        "(idiomatic) Said of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices."
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