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kill or be killed

Definition

To fail or succeed based on your abilities. Survival of the fittest.

Context : Business, Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: survive

Usage of “kill or be killed”

It's kill or be killed in this market.
The competition is cut-throat. It's kill or be killed.

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Examples of idiom “kill or be killed” from Twitter

mdrwhitener:
Still can not believe @vicg24 thinks people join the military to 'kill or be killed'. Such an asinine statement!
tinai30:
"the rule of the game is simple kill or be killed"
mikeydoesit:
i thought you knew the drill, it's kill or be killed.
porcelainamor:
In a kill or be killed situation im pretty sure everyone will choose to #KILL