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my way or the highway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US, idiomatic) Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.
    • Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway [title] 1995 June 2, “Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2010:
    • His my-way-or-the-highway attitude doesn't fit U.S. foreign-policy concerns or domestic issues. 2004 May 1, Chuck Knowlton, “Letters”, in Time, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:

Synonyms

take it or leave it · fit in or fuck off

Translations (7)

pt meu jogo, minhas regras (suggesting an ultimatum) · hu ha nem tetszik, fel is út, le is út (suggesting an ultimatum) · tr dediğim dedik, çaldığım düdük (suggesting an ultimatum) · hu megszoksz vagy megszöksz (suggesting an ultimatum) · cmn 要麼聽我的,要麼拉倒 /要么听我的 (suggesting an ultimatum) · fr c'est ça ou rien (suggesting an ultimatum) · hu eszi, nem eszi, nem kap mást (suggesting an ultimatum)