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2007-01-03 07:39:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
SINK OR SWIM -- "Succeed or fail, mainly according to the competence and diligence of your own effort. In the 14th century and for some time thereafter it was 'float or sink,' probably reflecting the fact that few people learned to swim then and also reflecting a stronger role for fate in one's success or failure. Chaucer had 'flete or sinke' in 'The Compleynte until Pite' (c. 1368), Thomas Starkey's 'England in the Reign of Henry the Eight' (1538) says: 'They care not 'whether they synke or swyme.'"
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2007-01-03 07:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by Active.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sink or swim means that you have two choices. Give up what you're doing and suffer the losses or put up an effort to achieve your goal(s).
It can apply to anything. Passing or failing a course at school that you're having trouble with for example. Or, try and come from behind in a game to win or just not try and end up losing.
2007-01-03 15:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by vmmhg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "sink or swim situation" is when you either do it, or you don't. For example: if a boat you were on sunk and you were in the middle of a large body of water, you're two options are either to "sink" or to "swim". There are no other options. I hope that this helps.
2007-01-03 15:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine & summertime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you either try doing whatever your dream is, or you just say forget it i'll never get this.
2007-01-03 15:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by lidakamo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either you win or lose.
2007-01-03 16:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋