"your money or your life" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} your money or your life
  1. A stereotypical threat used by robbers, implying that the victim will be killed unless they hand over their valuables. Translations (Translations): la bourse ou la vie (French), la bolsa o la vida (Spanish), plata o plomo (Spanish)
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