or else

Idioms  

1. Otherwise, in different circumstances, as in Present your case now, or else you won't have a chance . [c. 1300]

2. Regardless of any extenuating circumstances, no matter what, as in Be there on time or else! [Second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

And the reality is that he needs answers quickly or else those unwanted records may no longer be his only worry.

From BBC

An absentee voter would send in a copy of an ID, or else an affidavit that it can’t be obtained after “reasonable efforts.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest is believed to be under Fordow, and possibly damaged, or else at the above ground Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant and likely destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal

I did a little googling the other day, but I stalled out quickly because most things are already full, or else I’m either too old or too young.

From Literature

His statement came ahead of a Friday deadline for the company to get on board with the Pentagon’s demands or else face some pretty dire consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal