sink or swim

sink or swim

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [singk awr swim]
- /sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/
- /sɪŋk ɔː(r) swɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [singk awr swim]
- /sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/

Definitions of sink or swim words

verbal expression sink or swim fail or succeed 1
phrase sink or swim If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. 0
noun sink or swim to take risks where the alternatives are loss and failure or security and success 0

See all 3 definitions of sink or swim

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Sink or swim

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sink or swim

sink or swim popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

See also

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?