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单词 sink or swim
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sink or swim

idiom
If you arelefttosinkorswim, you are given nohelpso that yousucceedorfailcompletelybyyourownefforts:
自己去闯，成败全凭自己
Myemployergave me nohelpwhen Istartedmy newjob- I was justlefttosinkorswim.开始新工作时，我的老板没有为我提供任何帮助——全凭我自己打拼。
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(Definition ofsink or swimfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sink or swim| American Dictionary

sink or swim

idiom
asituationin which you willfailif you do not make a lot ofeffort:
When westartedthebusiness, it was sink orswim.
(Definition ofsink or swimfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sink-or-swim##
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