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(Expression) Solve the problem or you're screwed.

Usage: The arrogant math professor told his freshman students to solve the complicated calculus problem by themselves or flunk the course - "sink or swim"

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(Expression) I guess "solve the problem or you're screwed" is technically okay, but the literal meaning is more obvious. Father trying to teach his three-year-old to swim throws an inner tube just out of reach and tosses the girl off the pier. "Sink or swim!"

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