all-or-nothing

[awl-er-nuhth-ing]

all-or-noth·ing

[awl-er-nuhth-ing]
adjective
not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.

Origin:
1755–65
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All-or-nothing is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
all-or-nothing

adjective
occurring completely or not occurring at all [syn: all-or-none
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