shape up or ship out
Idiomused to tell sb that if they do not improve, work harder, etc. they will have to leave their job, position, etc.
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used to tell sb that if they do not improve, work harder, etc. they will have to leave their job, position, etc.
Why, she'd tell me to shape up or ship out.
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Why, she'd tell me to shape up or ship out.
About Schmidt (2002)45:13
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