'To Sink or Swim' Is Up to You — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: medium · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 3 min · 490 words

Topics: суспільство

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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.

On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we use them in short stories.

Today we talk a great about a great activity to keep healthy and cool. In hot weather, there is nothing better than swimming in cool water. Swimming is a great way to beat the heat and get exercise.

But swimming is not only for fun. Knowing how to swim can save your life. If you do not know how to swim, you could sink in the water. And it can happen fast. So, today we talk about the idiom to sink or swim.

Sink or swim

To sink or swim means you either quickly succeed at something or…

Tap any word for its translation at once; the word goes into your deck together with its sentence.

Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/to-sink-or-swim-is-up-to-you/7177670.html

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