He bets all his money on one game, all duck or no dinner.
all duck or no dinner
idiomAll or nothing.
Origin
first recorded 19th c.First use appears in Australian English c. 1895.
She decided to quit her job to start a business, choosing to go all duck or no dinner.
The entrepreneur approached the high-stakes negotiation with an all duck or no dinner attitude, fully aware that failure would result in total ruin.
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break one's duck
To do something for the first time.
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dead duck
One who is in serious danger or trouble.
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duck down
To crouch in order to hide or protect oneself.
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duck off
To lie low; to hide.
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duck out
To depart quickly or exit abruptly, especially in a manner which does not attract notice and before a meeting, event, etc. has concluded.
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duck soup
Something which is easy; a piece of cake.
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hand in one's dinner pail
To die.
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odd duck
An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.