How do you use "Shape up or ship out" in a sentence?

It's shape up or ship out for him. The boss told them to shape up or ship out. Time to shape up or ship out.

Shape up or ship out

Q: What does "Shape up or ship out" mean?

Improve your performance or leave Military ultimatum: either improve your behaviour/performance or be dismissed. Now used in any context where improvement is demanded.

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Significado: Improve your performance or leave

要么改进表现，要么走人

Mejorar el rendimiento o marcharse

改善するか、さもなければ辞めるか

태도를 고치든지 떠나든지 하라

Military ultimatum: either improve your behaviour/performance or be dismissed. Now used in any context where improvement is demanded.

军事最后通牒：要么改善行为/表现，要么被开除。现在用于任何要求改进的场合。

Ultimátum militar: o mejoras tu comportamiento/rendimiento o te despiden. Ahora se usa en cualquier contexto donde se exige una mejora.

軍隊の最後通告：行動や成績を改善しなければ解雇する。現在はどんな場面でも改善を求める際に使われる。

행동이나 성과를 개선하지 않으면 해고하겠다는 군사적 최후 통첩. 현재는 개선을 요구하는 모든 상황에서 사용된다.

Ejemplos

It's shape up or ship out for him.
对他来说，要么振作要么走人
Para él es o espabilas o te vas
彼にとっては改善するか辞めるかだ
그에게는 제대로 하든지 그만두든지의 기로다.
The boss told them to shape up or ship out.
老板告诉他们，不改进就走人
El jefe les dijo que o mejoraban o se iban
上司はやるかやめるか選べと言った
상사가 제대로 하든지 나가든지 하라고 했다.
Time to shape up or ship out.
是时候振作起来了，否则就走人
Es hora de espabilar o largarse
ちゃんとやるか辞めるかの時だ
태도를 고치든지 떠나든지 할 때다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: workplace, everyday

Tono: ultimatum, warning

✓ Correcto

Shape up or ship out
要么改进要么走人
o espabilas o te vas
やる気を出すか辞めるか
제대로 하든지 나가든지

✗ Incorrecto

N/A—widely understood
无特别注意事项，广泛理解的表达
Sin restricciones: expresión ampliamente comprendida
特に注意点なし。広く理解されている表現
해당 없음—널리 이해되는 표현

Errores comunes

None significant

Origen e historia

WWII American military expression. 'Shape up' means improve; 'ship out' means be sent away (originally overseas to combat).

Etimología: WWII American military

Primera vez registrado: WWII era

Contexto cultural

Era: WWII onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Military culture; Workplace

Regional notes: American origin, now universal.

Variaciones

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