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The idiom "shape up or ship out" means either improve your behavior or performance, or leave and go elsewhere. It is typically used to emphasize the need for someone to change their ways or face consequences.
it means to get you priorities in order or get out,
This is more often seen in the phrase "Don't give up the ship," as in don't give it up for lost and abandon it. Whether it's literally a ship in trouble or a metaphor for an endeavor that is becoming difficult, it essentially means to keep going or to keep trying to save the ship or effort in spite of the adversity.
It Takes a Thief - 2005 Shape Up or Ship Out 1-21 was released on: USA: 2005 USA: 16 November 2005
Please Don't Eat the Daisies - 1965 Shape Up or Ship Out 1-9 was released on: USA: 9 November 1965
1.leave the ship on which you are serving, without permission2.leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly
This is NOT an idiom -- when you hear AS __ AS __ you have A Simile. The correct simile would be "we're all in the same boat," meaning "we have the same circumstances for everyone."
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"Old Glory" is a nickname for the American flag. It symbolizes the pride, heritage, and history of the United States.
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It is bent out of shape. It means that someting isn't what it should be. A person bent out of shape is reacting badly to a situation.
Idioms "catch on" because they are colorful ways of communicating.