Phrase guide

your money or your life

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A stereotypical threat used by robbers, implying that the victim will be killed unless they hand over their valuables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Stand and deliver! Your money or your life!

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: jou geld of jou lewe — Translations
  • Amharic: ከገንዘብህ ወይ ከሕይወትህ (kägänzäbh wäy käḥyəwäth) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 要錢要命 /要钱要命 — Translations
  • Danish: pengene eller livet — Translations
  • Dutch: je geld of je leven — Translations
  • Estonian: raha või elu — Translations
  • French: la bourse ou la vie — Translations
  • German: Geld oder Leben — Translations
  • Hungarian: pénzt vagy életet — Translations
  • Japanese: 金か、命か (kane ka, inochi ka) — Translations
  • Latvian: naudu vai dzīvību — Translations
  • Maltese: flusek jew ħajtek — Translations
  • Portuguese: o dinheiro ou a vida — Translations
  • Romanian: banii sau viața — Translations
  • Spanish: la bolsa o la vida — Translations
  • Swahili: pesa zako au uhai wako — Translations