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Sink or swim

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Verb
  1. 1
    To fail or succeed, no matter what.

    ""No matter, we are going, live or die, sink or swim; and I shall expect to meet you, all booted and spurred and fit for the fight, April first," said the unwavering Amanda."

Etymology

Possibly from the practice of throwing a suspected witch into water.

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