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shape up or ship out What does shape up or ship out mean?	to either improve one's performance or leave	The new employee was told to shape up or ship out when his performance was not equal to the other members of the staff.
shape up or ship out What does shape up or ship out mean?	behave properly or leave	The employee was told to shape up or ship out because of her bad attitude.
shape up or ship out What does shape up or ship out mean?	idiom. behave/perform well or get out of the way
shape up or ship out What does shape up or ship out mean?	to either improve one's performance or leave	The new employee was told to shape up or ship out when his performance was not equal to the other members of the staff.
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have never had it so good What does "have never had it so good" mean?	have never been in such a good situation	We have never had it so good since the new supervisor came to our department.

take kindly to (someone or something) What does "take kindly to (someone or something)" mean?	to be pleased by someone or something, to be agreeable to someone or something	The man does not take kindly to people telling him how to run his business.
on the button What does "on the button" mean?	to be exactly on time	I arrived for the meeting right on the button.
Up the duff What does "Up the duff" mean?	(UK) If a woman is up the duff, she's pregnant.
On the case What does "On the case" mean?	If someone is on the case, they are dealing with a problem.
field a call What does "field a call" mean?	to pick up a telephone call	The salesman fielded many calls when the new product appeared.

take a hand in (something) What does "take a hand in (something)" mean?	to help plan or do something	I will take a hand in designing the new cafeteria.
burn one`s fingers What does "burn one`s fingers" mean?	to suffer from a bad experience	My father burned his fingers in the stock market and he does not want to invest money there again.
hold all the cards What does "hold all the cards" mean?	be in a strong or advantageous position (like a winning hand in a card game)	be in a strong or advantageous position (like a winning hand in a card game)The company held all the cards when the union decided to go on strike to achieve their goals.
cut the cheese What does "cut the cheese" mean?	fart; break wind.	God, what a smell. Who cut the cheese?

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Shape Up Or Ship Out Idiom