sink or swim
有所成就或遭遇失敗,沒有中間地帶或妥協的選擇
口語·描述自生自滅的處境
英文釋義
to either succeed or fail completely, without any assistance or support
例句
They threw me into the new job with no training—it was sink or swim.
典故來源
源自游泳比喻,要么沉下去要么游上來,指在無幫助下成敗全靠自己。