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sink or swim

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/sɪŋk ər swɪm/

/sɪŋk ɔː swɪm/

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1 kendi başının çaresine bakmak, ya batmak ya çıkmak

Definition (English)

To face a situation alone and either succeed or fail.

Example Sentences

With no help available, it was a sink or swim situation.

Hiç yardım yoktu; ya batacak ya çıkacaktık.
He was thrown into the deep end and had to sink or swim.

Bir anda işin içine atıldı ve kendi başının çaresine bakmak zorunda kaldı.

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