shape up or ship out

/ʃeɪp ʌp ɔːr ʃɪp aʊt/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. o te pones las pilas o te vas

    • The boss told him to shape up or ship out.

      El jefe le dijo que se pusiera las pilas o se fuera.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shape up or ship out?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The boss told him to ___ up or ship out.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shape up or ship out?

noun

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