Idiom
my way or the highway
Meaning
Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is difficult because it is always his way or the highway.”
“The manager refused to listen to our suggestions, telling the team it was his way or the highway.”
“The director maintained a strict policy of his way or the highway, which eventually caused many of his most talented employees to resign.”
Examples
simple
“He is difficult because it is always his way or the highway.”
contextual
“The manager refused to listen to our suggestions, telling the team it was his way or the highway.”
complex
“The director maintained a strict policy of his way or the highway, which eventually caused many of his most talented employees to resign.”
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