All-or-nothing nghĩa là gì

all or nothing Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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all or nothing

1. Everything one desires or nothing at all. In this mindset, the only acceptable outcome is everything that a person desires (the perfect option); anything else is rejected. You need to ditch this all or nothing mentality. Every man you date is going to be flawed in some way! The college application process cannot be all or nothingyou really need to apply to a variety of schools.2. The last chance to do something. Of course that team got into the playoffs at the last possible momentthey play really well when it's all or nothing.See also: all, nothing

all or nothing

1. Lit. everything or nothing at all. Sally would not accept only part of the money. She wanted all or nothing. I can't bargain over trifles. I will have to have all or nothing.
2. Fig. [the best] time to choose to do something or not to do it. It was all or nothing. Tim had to jump off the truck or risk drowning when the truck went into the water. Jane stood at the door of the airplane and checked her parachute. It was all or nothing now. She had to jump or be looked upon as a coward.See also: all, nothing

all or ˈnothing

a situation which will end either in complete success or complete failureSee also: all, nothing

See also:

• worldly
• worldly desires
• earthly
• earthly desires
• 22
• a Catch 22
• a catch-22 situation
• Catch-22
• eat one's cake and have it (too)
• eat one's cake and have it, too

all or nothing

Idiom(s): all or nothing

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

a choice of doing something or not doing it.
It was all or nothing. Tim had to jump off the truck or risk drowning when the truck went into the water.
Jane stood at the door of the airplane and checked her parachute. It was all or nothing now. She had to jump or be looked upon as a coward.