| 单词 | put-up-or-shut-up time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasput-up-or-shut-up time That demands action rather than continued rhetoric, discussion, or complaint. Esp. in put-up-or-shut-up time. Cf. to put up or shut up at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΚΠ 1940 Vedette-Messenger (Indiana) 13 Aug. 6/5 It is put up or shut up time in the land where the standard bred horse is king. 1970 J. Bouton Ball Four v. 264 ‘You're starting tomorrow night. Feel up to it?’ ‘Hell yes.’ Well, what do you know? It's put-up-or-shut-up time for Jim Bouton. 1988 New Yorker 26 Sept. 88/1 A certain impatience, a suspicion, a put-up-or-shut-up attitude toward the Americans. 2003 Gold Coast Bull. (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Apr. 70 Perhaps his only chance to reinforce his position is to bring the matter to a head.., declaring all positions vacant and confronting his detractors with a put-up or shut-up situation. < as lemmas |
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