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Kill or cure

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Risk Involved

Implies that the action taken is a last resort with high stakes, often because other methods have failed.

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The experimental treatment was a kill or cure; it was her last hope.
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Extreme Outcomes

Stresses that there are no moderate results, only extremely good or bad outcomes.

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Moving to a new country for work was a kill or cure decision for him.
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Idiomatic Usage

Understanding that 'kill or cure' is a set phrase and not literal can prevent confusion.

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Going freelance is a kill or cure for some, not a middle ground.
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