American Idioms and Expressions

Publish Or Perish Idiom

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publish or perish What does publish or perish mean?	university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university	The professor was forced to publish or perish if he wanted to advance in his career at the university.
publish or perish What does publish or perish mean?	university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university	As a university professor his father wrote many scientific papers. He was forced to publish or perish.
publish or perish What does publish or perish mean?	university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university	The university professor wrote many scientific papers. He was forced to publish or perish.
publish or perish What does publish or perish mean?	university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university	The professor was forced to publish or perish if he wanted to advance in his university career. pull Idioms
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get the red-carpet treatment What does "get the red-carpet treatment" mean?	to receive very special treatment	The Queen of England got the red-carpet treatment during her trip to Australia.

a rough guess What does "a rough guess" mean?	an approximate estimate/guess	I made a rough guess about how many people would come to the party.
Loan shark What does "Loan shark" mean?	A loan shark lends money at very high rates of interest.
every inch a (something) What does "every inch a (something)" mean?	completely, in every way	Jack was every inch a sailor and loved to go out on the ocean with his boat.
out of luck What does "out of luck" mean?	without good luck	I was out of luck and could not find the part for my computer printer at any local store.
get a load of (someone or something) What does "get a load of (someone or something) " mean?	to take a good look at someone or something	"Get a load of that man over there with the four dogs."
wild about (someone or something) What does "wild about (someone or something)" mean?	enthusiastic about someone or something	The boys were wild about the new movie.
goods and chattels What does "goods and chattels" mean?	personal property (as opposed to land and buildings)	All of the goods and chattels of the man were seized by the bank to pay for the bad loan.
Tables are turned What does "Tables are turned" mean?	When the tables are turned, the situation has changed giving the advantage to the party who had previously been at a disadvantage.
with an eye to (doing something) What does "with an eye to (doing something)" mean?	with the intention of doing something	The community center built their new building with an eye to renting it to other agencies in order to make money.
throw (someone) to the wolves What does "throw (someone) to the wolves" mean?	to send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone	The salesman decided to throw his coworker to the wolves when he asked him to meet the angry customer.

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