make-or-breakadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪkɔːˈbreɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪkɔrˈbreɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make or break at make v.¹ 69b.

Etymology: < to make or break at make v.¹ 69b.

A. adj.

Allowing no middle course between success and failure; crucial, critical. Cf. to make or break at make v.¹ 69b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > critical or decisive

climacterical1587

critical1649

crucial1830

make-or-break1961

crunch1974

1961 Times 31 July 14/7 There are any number of so-called stars who are thrust full into the limelight with their first screen appearances in a make-or-break attempt to impose an image on the public at one go.

1977 New Yorker 8 Aug. 54/2 This group included Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus—neither of whom, it transpired, was about to make the kind of rush he had so often uncorked during the make-or-break hours of a championship.

1993 Scotsman 19 Mar. 4/8 As one council official remarked: ‘It is a make-or-break situation. It may be our last chance to influence the Secretary of State's thinking.’

B. n.

An action or situation which will result in either total success or total failure.

ΚΠ

1991 Economist 30 Mar. 108/2 The experiment that Dr. Himes and Dr. Jelley seem to acknowledge as a potential make-or-break is one being planned by another Oxford physicist.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	make-or-break
释义	make-or-breakadj.n. Brit. /ˌmeɪkɔːˈbreɪk/, U.S. /ˌmeɪkɔrˈbreɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make or break at make v.¹ 69b. Etymology: < to make or break at make v.¹ 69b. A. adj. Allowing no middle course between success and failure; crucial, critical. Cf. to make or break at make v.¹ 69b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > critical or decisive climacterical1587 critical1649 crucial1830 make-or-break1961 crunch1974 1961 Times 31 July 14/7 There are any number of so-called stars who are thrust full into the limelight with their first screen appearances in a make-or-break attempt to impose an image on the public at one go. 1977 New Yorker 8 Aug. 54/2 This group included Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus—neither of whom, it transpired, was about to make the kind of rush he had so often uncorked during the make-or-break hours of a championship. 1993 Scotsman 19 Mar. 4/8 As one council official remarked: ‘It is a make-or-break situation. It may be our last chance to influence the Secretary of State's thinking.’ B. n. An action or situation which will result in either total success or total failure. ΚΠ 1991 Economist 30 Mar. 108/2 The experiment that Dr. Himes and Dr. Jelley seem to acknowledge as a potential make-or-break is one being planned by another Oxford physicist. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1961
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