shape up or ship out

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈshape up or ship ˈout idiom
(NAmE, informal)used to tell sb that if they do not improve, work harder, etc. they will have to leave their job, position, etc.
•He finally faced up to his drug problem when his band told him to shape up or ship out.
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