make or break

Sens

to cause either complete success or complete failure

Mener soit à une réussite totale, soit à un échec total.

Exemples

1. 1This contract could make or break our small bakery.
2. 2A strong first chapter can make or break a novel.
3. 3The Christmas season makes or breaks most toy shops, so everyone works long hours.
4. 4One bad review can make or break a new restaurant in a small town.
5. 5Will this interview make or break her career as a journalist?

Grammaire

Les deux verbes changent ensemble : makes or breaks. Le complément suit break. Devant un nom, on emploie l'adjectif make-or-break.