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Definition of all-or-nothing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

all-or-nothing

adjective
 
/ˌɔːl ɔː ˈnʌθɪŋ/
 
/ˌɔːl ɔːr ˈnʌθɪŋ/
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  1. used to describe two extreme situations that are the only possible ones
    • an all-or-nothing decision (= one which could either be very good or very bad)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAll-or-nothing is used with these nouns:
    • proposition
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