Die
Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Both terms in one sentence
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A vulture tells them that there is a boat at the other end of the valley that may save them all, but they have only three days to make it or die.
- Another character, who is about to make a break for England, offers to leave behind a letter confessing to the murder, since he's determined to make it or die trying so either way the Germans won't be able to do anything to him.
Source: Taking the Heat - As mentioned already, it is not just about dying children, but children make it more heart-wrenching, since it's plain wrong for them to die before the adults around them.
Source: Stay with Me Until I Die
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