"take it or leave it alone" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} take it or leave it alone
  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of take it or leave it (sense 2) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: take it or leave it (extra: sense 2)
    Sense id: en-take_it_or_leave_it_alone-en-phrase-yaNcOtFx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1918 October 22, “We Miss Our Movies”, in Chicago Herald And Examiner:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 11:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2022 March 8, Sn!pe, “Food Glorious Food”, in alt.sixtyplus (Usenet):",
          "text": "Mrs S loves crab but I can take it or leave it alone.",
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