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my way or the highway

idiom

Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  2. 02

    all the way to Egery and back

    The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

  3. 03

    by the way

    Irrelevantly, off-topic.

  4. 04

    come a long way

    To make significant progress.

  5. 05

    cry all the way to the bank

    To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

  6. 06

    die the way one lived

    To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.

  7. 07

    don't let the door hit you on the way out

    Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.

  8. 08

    feel one's way

    To do by guesswork, erring on the side of caution.

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