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sink or swim

verb

Etymology

Possibly from the practice of throwing a suspected witch into water.

Definitions

  1. To fail or succeed, no matter what.

    • "No matter, we are going, live or die, sink or swim; and I shall expect to meet you, all booted and spurred and fit for the fight, April first," said the unwavering Amanda.
    • "Now, come, Pinto, we're all in this, sink or swim."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA