sink or swim
US /sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/
UK /sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/
1.
نجاح أو فشل, إما أن تنجح أو تفشل
to fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts, without help from anyone else
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When he started his own business, it was a case of sink or swim.
عندما بدأ عمله الخاص، كان الأمر مسألة نجاح أو فشل.
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The new employees were told they would have to sink or swim.
قيل للموظفين الجدد إن عليهم النجاح أو الفشل بأنفسهم.