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my way or the highway

my way or the highway noun: your only options are to either do as I say or leave.

Noun

my way or the highway

  1. (US, idiomatic) Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.
    • Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway [title]1995 June 2, “Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2010
    • His my-way-or-the-highway attitude doesn't fit U.S. foreign-policy concerns or domestic issues.2004 May 1, Chuck Knowlton, “Letters”, in Time, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013
    Synonyms:
    fit in or fuck off, take it or leave it

Synonyms of my way or the highway

Questions about my way or the highway

What does my way or the highway mean?
My way or the highway means your only options are to either do as I say or leave.
What part of speech is my way or the highway?
My way or the highway is a noun.

Words near my way or the highway in the dictionary

  1. my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas
  2. my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins
  3. my very educated mother just served us noodles
  4. my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas
  5. my watch has ended
  6. my way or the highway
  7. my word
  8. my-
  9. mya
  10. Myachkovskian
  11. Myah

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