"do-or-die" meaning in English

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          "text": "At that period the L.N.W.R., with its Webb compounds, was addicted to late arrivals at Carlisle and the Caledonian proceeded to make up the arrears with a \"do-or-die\" attitude.",
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          "ref": "1996 October 14, “Clinton v. Dole: Let the Debates Begin”, in Time",
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          "ref": "2021 June 30, Farhad Manjoo, “Democrats Have a Year to Save the Planet”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "This could be our do-or-die moment — with Democrats holding the White House and barely controlling Congress, this may be the country’s last best political opportunity to do something big on the climate.",
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        "Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure."
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        "(idiomatic) Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure."
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "desperate effort",
          "word": "duga eða drepast"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "desperate effort",
          "word": "ranga mārō"
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          "sense": "desperate effort",
          "word": "matar ou morrer"
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          "sense": "desperate effort",
          "word": "a matar o morir"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "desperate effort",
      "word": "duga eða drepast"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "desperate effort",
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      "sense": "desperate effort",
      "word": "matar ou morrer"
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      "sense": "desperate effort",
      "word": "a matar o morir"
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