Might mean (unverified): Depend entirely on, succeed/fail.
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▸ verb:  (idiomatic) Be completely reliant upon.

Similar:
live off, rely on, come down to, live on, be up to, rest, hinge on, hang on, hang upon, rest on, more...

Opposite:
flexibility, adaptability, open-mindedness

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Similar:
live off, rely on, come down to, live on, be up to, rest, hinge on, hang on, hang upon, rest on, more...

Opposite:
flexibility, adaptability, open-mindedness



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