neck or nothing

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. at all costs. dated,not-comparable
    — It is a neck-or-nothing venture to wrest valuable merchandise traffic from road transport.

词源

Originally a steeplechase phrase; to win by a neck or to be nowhere—i.e. not counted at all because unworthy of notice.
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