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sink or swin

 

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Sink or Swim

Definition: An idiom used to describe a situation in which one must either succeed or fail completely, without any intermediate option.

Noun:

  • Sense 1: A test of one's abilities or a situation that forces one to rely on their own resources to succeed.
  • Example Sentence: In the competitive business world, every entrepreneur faces a sink or swim situation.

Verb:

  • Sense 1: To either fail spectacularly or succeed remarkably.
  • Example Sentence: They had no choice but to sink or swim in the challenging circumstances.

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