Well, it is, as I said, comforting to know nobody throw new swimmers directly into the pool any more.
And, more comfortingly, you've probably understood by now what it means to swim or sink.
Yes, to survive on your own or risk succumbing to obstacles and falling by the wayside, unable to survive and fight another day, as they say.
According to Phrases.org.uk, it is Geoffrey Chaucer who first used this expression, in the 14th century and the words Chaucer, the English poet of high renown before Shakespeare used were “float or sink”. In other words, you could either float like a boat in the sea or sink to the bottom like a rock.
In other words, your fate, success or failure is in your own hands.
And here are media examples of "sink or swim":
1. Jerry Jones embraces life in a way few can match.
Whether it's upping the value of the Cowboys to astronomical heights or downing a Johnnie Walker Blue, the architect behind the world's most valuable sports franchise is constantly on the move. One of his newest possessions, the Bravo Eugenia, will be docked in South Florida for Super Bowl LIV.
It won't mean nearly as much if his most-prized possession is unable to make the trip.
Jones has acquired much in his 76 years. But for all of the wealth, real estate toys and attention he's accumulated, the accomplishments -- or failures -- of his football team resonate in a way nothing else does.
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