BALLER#3
Years ago

Sink or Swim

What does Sink or Swim mean? I have been trying to figure it out for some time and cannot!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

swim = you win .......... you stay afloat

sink = you dont win ..... you drown

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gamer fan are you. always wondered that from live 10 aswell.

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Skud  
Years ago

"Gamer fan are you. always wondered that from live 10 aswell"

The sayings been around longer then me, so more than 30yrs atleast

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Big Ads  
Years ago

"the expression alludes to the former barbaric practice of throwing a suspected witch into deep water, often weighted down. In case of sinking, the victim died; in case of swimming, the victim was considered in league with the devil and therefore was executed"

Source:http://www.answers.com/topic/sink-or-swim-1

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