shape up or ship out in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shape up or ship out",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you are asked to shape up or ship out, you either improve your behavior or else withdraw from that activity completely."
      ],
      "id": "simple-shape_up_or_ship_out-en-phrase-CPkodS1S",
      "raw_tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shape up or ship out"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shape up or ship out",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you are asked to shape up or ship out, you either improve your behavior or else withdraw from that activity completely."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-shape up or ship out.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shape up or ship out"
}

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"shape up or ship out" meaning in English

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