C1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
make or break
USUK
deciding whether something will succeed or fail completely
Hyphenated before a noun ('a make-or-break match'), but usually not after 'be'.
In context
This year is make or break for the restaurant; if sales don't improve, we'll close.
The final interview is a make-or-break moment for every candidate.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again