Idiom: my way or the highway

Meaning

Idiom: my way or the highway

Used to say someone else has to agree with you (or leave) because you're not willing to discuss any other alternative.

Example sentences

— I'm sorry that you don't like doing chores but until you turn 18 and move out of the house it's my way or the highway.

— I told my wife that I'm willing to compromise on a lot of things but for our next vacation it's going to be my way or the highway.

— It's my boss's way or the highway—if we don't want to work 20 hours of overtime each week, we can just quit.

— Don't try to negotiate with my dad. It's either his way or the highway.

— I loved my boyfriend a lot of but I was sick of it always being his way or the highway.

— Your subordinates hate you because it's always your way or the highway. Why can't you compromise once in awhile?

— Right now, it's her way or the highway but she's just two years old and will learn to share when she gets older.

— It's her 16th birthday so of course it's her way or the highway today.

— I'm glad dealt with my mother-in-law's my way or the highway attitude during my wedding planning or it would have been difficult to live with her.

— President Trump thinks it's his way or the highway but it doesn't work that way in a democracy and the American people have voted him out of office.

Synonyms

take it or leave it
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Idiom: my way or the highway

Meaning

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