“Shape up or ship out”
意味
Improve your behavior or leave.
例文
Examples
“The coach told the players to shape up or ship out.”
Use this idiom in context
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?
Check the expression in a dictionaryよくある質問
- 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.