shape up or ship out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely. idiomatic
    — Portions of those letters quoted by Bruccoli indicate that though Hemingway could be sympathetic, he used a lot of ink telling Fitzgerald to shape up or ship out.

词形变化

shapes up or ships out present,singular,third-person shaping up or shipping out participle,present shaped up or shipped out participle,past shaped up or shipped out past
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