neck or nothing

== English == === Etymology === Originally a steeplechase phrase; to win by a neck or to be nowhere—i.e. not counted at all because unworthy of notice. === Adverb === neck or nothing (not comparable) (dated) at all costs. === References === “neck”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.