As a motto I would suggest "tu oder sterb!" or "Schaffen oder Sterben"
The common full phrases are :-
"It was either do or die" is "Es ging hart auf hart".
"It's do or die now" is "Jetzt geht's ums Ganze".
English: "the stockings" is German: "die Strümpfe".
die Kobra (snake - german: Schlange)
The German word for "crab" is "die Krabben".
die Chips
English: "the colour grey" is American "the color gray" and German "die Farbe grau".
Breasts in German is die Brüste.
Potatoes is die Kartoffeln in German.
Integer is die Ganzzahl in German.
bubbles is die Blasen in German
Twins is die Zwillinge in German.
Future is die Zukunft in German.
Godmother is die Patin in German.
Hand is die Hand in German
You say "(die) Orange."
sterben
English: "the job" is German: "die Beschäftigung" or "die (einfache) Arbeit".
In order to say "leaving person" in German you say die verlassende Person.