(idiomatic) All or nothing. Probably derived from "shoot duck or no dinner".

A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

In order to achieve something, courtesy, long-held norms, and other such formalities must be dropped.

plural of after-dinner speech

plural of rubber-chicken dinner

(evolutionary biology) A principle of asymmetry in selective pressure between predators and prey.

Alternative form of life-dinner principle

(UK) A woman employed to prepare, serve or supervise school dinners.

plural of school dinner lady

(obsolete) To study for the bar (to become a lawyer).