Word info

sink or swim

Verb

Meaning

sink or swim (third-person singular simple present sinks or swims, present participle sinking or swimming, simple past sank or swam, past participle sunk or swum)

To fail or succeed, no matter what.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

And like many people who go through this, you develop a sink or swim mentality. Source: Internet

His agenda was the 100 ideasHis staff would divvy that up among chairmen and they would sink or swim based on members. Source: Internet

In a saturated market, this will make the difference between sink or swim. Source: Internet

“It was sink or swim time and we challenged them when they came back into the dugout,” Lucas said. Source: Internet

“I was in a pretty safe place to succeed, and I feel like that program was a blessing because it really groomed you for all elements without the anxiety of having to sink or swim within a short period of time,” he said. Source: Internet

"This is not some quick-fix solution by national government where land beneficiaries are left on their own to either sink or swim. Source: Internet

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