B1idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
now or never
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used to say you must act now because you will not get another chance
Usually 'It's now or never.'
In context
The scholarship closes tomorrow, so it's now or never.
He felt it was now or never and finally asked her to marry him.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens