my way or the highway

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my way or the highway

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) Your only options are to either do as I say or leave.

   Synonyms: (vulgar) fit in or fuck off, take it or leave it

   • 1995 June 2, “Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway”, in Time‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 October 2010:

     Gingrich . . . My Way or the Highway [title]

   • 2004 May 1, Chuck Knowlton, “Letters”, in Time‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 June 2013:

     His my-way-or-the-highway attitude doesn't fit U.S. foreign-policy concerns or domestic issues.

• Sometimes seen with other pronouns, e.g. her way or the highway.