American EnglishBritish Englishinformal
- Taking an 'all or nothing' stance; insisting on receiving the entire prize, benefit, or outcome and refusing any partial satisfaction.
American Englishinformalarchaic
- Used in a literal or origin sense to indicate that unless all the game (ducks) are obtained, there will be no meal; by extension, a refusal to settle for less than the whole.
American EnglishBritish Englishinformal
- Demanding complete success or total reward rather than accepting a partial or reduced result.