This is lesson 18 from Idiom Part 4. Each idiom is followed by its definition and examples. After you learn them, you can use them in your daily conversation.
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English Idiom Part 4- Lesson 18- Idioms Using “Or”
1. Believe it or not = Introducing something surprising but true.
Believe it or not, he finished the entire marathon without training.
2. Like it or not = Whether someone agrees or not.
Like it or not, we have to attend the meeting.
3. Now or never = It’s the last opportunity to do something.
You have to tell her how you feel it’s now or never.
4. Sooner or later = Eventually, at some unspecified time.
Sooner or later, you’ll have to face the consequences.
5. Take it or leave it = An offer that will not be changed.
That’s my final price, take it or leave it.
6. Rightly or wrongly = Regardless of whether it is justified.
Rightly or wrongly, he blamed me for the mistake.
7. Sink or swim = To fail or succeed by one’s own efforts.
When I started my new job, it was sink or swim.
8. Laugh or cry = Being unsure whether to react with amusement or frustration.
When the power went out during the wedding, all we could do was laugh or cry.
9. A thing or two = Some knowledge or skill about something.
She knows a thing or two about baking.
10. Make or break = Crucial to success or failure.
This interview could make or break his career.
11. Come hell or high water = No matter what happens.
I’ll be there on time, come hell or high water.
12. More or less = Approximately.
We’ve finished the project, more or less.
13. Either or = A choice between two alternatives.
It’s either you apologize or you leave.
14. Come rain or shine = No matter what the weather or circumstances.
She goes jogging every morning, come rain or shine.
15. All or nothing = Complete success or total failure.
He plays the game with an all or nothing attitude.
16. For better or worse = In any situation, good or bad.
We’re partners in this, for better or worse.
- A thing or two about = To be knowledgeable or experienced.
He knows a thing or two about fixing cars.
18. Coming or going = Confused or disoriented.
With all the chaos, I didn’t know if I was coming or going.
19. For love nor money = Not for anything, under any circumstance.
I wouldn’t sell that necklace for love nor money.
20. Neither here nor there = Irrelevant or unimportant.
Your opinion on his past is neither here nor there.
21. Something or other = Referring vaguely to something unspecified.
He was rambling about something or other, I wasn’t really listening.
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