like it or leave it
like it or leave it
1. Whether you like it or not. Said of a situation that one cannot change. Well, like it or leave it, this dilapidated old hotel is the only one with rooms available this weekend. A lot of fans aren't happy with the trades, but like it or leave it, this is our team's roster for the season, so we may as well support them.
2. Either accept this person, thing, or situation, or don't engage with them or it. Look, this is just how I run my company. Like it or leave it. The singer's new album is wildly different from her first two, and it has been very "like it or leave it" among fans.
See also: leave, like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- as one door closes, another (one) opens
- as one door closes, another one opens
- as one door closes, another opens
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head