“Shape up or ship out”
Definición
Improve your behavior or leave.
Ejemplos
Examples
“The coach told the players to shape up or ship out.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
The coach told the players to _____.Compare with the original example
The coach told the players to shape up or ship out.
Write a two-line conversation using “Shape up or ship out”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Shape up or ship out" mean?
- "Shape up or ship out" means improve your behavior or leave.
- How do you use "Shape up or ship out" in a sentence?
- Example: "The coach told the players to shape up or ship out."
- Should I interpret "Shape up or ship out" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.