See sink or swim on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Possibly from the practice of throwing a suspected witch into water.",
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"ref": "1872, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 1, in Shawl-Straps:",
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"ref": "1920, Edgar Wallace, chapter 35, in Jack O' Judgment:",
"text": "\"Now, come, Pinto, we're all in this, sink or swim.\"",
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"To fail or succeed, no matter what."
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "erop of eronder"
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "mennä syteen tai saveen"
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"english": "move/walk or expire",
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"word": "marche ou crève"
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"english": "a car or transport",
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "wóz albo przewóz"
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"roman": "pan ili propal",
"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "пан или пропал"
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"english": "carry/bear or break",
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "bära eller brista"
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "được ăn cả, ngã về không"
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "erop of eronder"
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "mennä syteen tai saveen"
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"code": "fr",
"english": "move/walk or expire",
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"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "marche ou crève"
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"code": "pl",
"english": "a car or transport",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "wóz albo przewóz"
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"roman": "pan ili propal",
"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "пан или пропал"
},
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"code": "sv",
"english": "carry/bear or break",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "bära eller brista"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to fail or succeed, on a project attempted",
"word": "được ăn cả, ngã về không"
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],
"word": "sink or swim"
}
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