do-or-die vs impassable

do-or-die

adj
  • Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure. 

impassable

adj
  • Incapable of being overcome or surmounted. 

  • Not usable as legal tender. 

  • Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated. 

How often have the words do-or-die and impassable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )