"make or break" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "makes or breaks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making or breaking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made or broke",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made or broken",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "make<,,made> or break<,,broke,broken>"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Vince knew that his ability to come up with a catchy hook would make or break his song.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be a crucial factor in determining the success of something."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "crucial",
          "crucial"
        ],
        [
          "factor",
          "factor"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "make-or-break"
        },
        {
          "word": "defining moment"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make or break"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makes or breaks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making or breaking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made or broke",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made or broken",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "make<,,made> or break<,,broke,broken>"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "make-or-break"
    },
    {
      "word": "defining moment"
    }
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        {
          "text": "Vince knew that his ability to come up with a catchy hook would make or break his song.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be a crucial factor in determining the success of something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crucial",
          "crucial"
        ],
        [
          "factor",
          "factor"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make or break"
}