go to work for the other team - the competition The company asked me to sign a form saying I wouldn't jump ship.
one-upmanship
ability to keep ahead of others, trying to keep an advantage I get tired of his one-upmanship and his desire to always be better than everyone else.
shape up or ship out
improve your work or go away, if you can't cut it... """Soldiers must obey orders,"" the officer said. ""You will learn to shape up or ship out."""
worship the ground she walks on
"love her very, very much; crawl on my hands..., mad about her" """Does Anthony love Cleopatra?"" ""He adores her. He worships the ground she walks on!"""
worship the porcelain goddess
to vomit
ship off
send off by ship 用船运去;运走 We'll ship the goods off to them immediately.我们将立即把货物运给他们。 The men were shipped off to the Far East.那些人被用船运去远东。
strike up a friendship
Idiom(s): strike up a friendship
Theme: FRIENDS
to become friends (with someone). • I struck up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together. • If you're lonely, you should go out and try to strike up a friendship with someone you like.
ships that pass in the night
Idiom(s): ships that pass in the night
Theme: ENCOUNTER
people who meet each other briefly by chance and who are unlikely to meet again. • Mary wanted to see Jim again, but to him, they were ships that passed in the night. • When you travel a lot on business, you meet many ships that pass in the night.
shipping and handling
Idiom(s): shipping and handling
Theme: COMMERCE
the costs of handling a product and transporting it. • Shipping and handling charges were included in the price. • The cost of the goods is low and shipping and handling added only a few cents.
run a tight ship
Idiom(s): run a tight ship AND run a taut ship
Theme: CONTROL
to run a ship or an organization in an orderly and disciplined manner. (Taut and tight mean the same thing. Taut is correct nautical use.) • The new office manager really runs a tight ship. • Captain Jones is known for running a taut ship.
desert a sinking ship
Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking ship
Theme: ABANDONMENT
to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.) • I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore. • There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?
run a taut ship
Idiom(s): run a tight ship AND run a taut ship
Theme: CONTROL
to run a ship or an organization in an orderly and disciplined manner. (Taut and tight mean the same thing. Taut is correct nautical use.) • The new office manager really runs a tight ship. • Captain Jones is known for running a taut ship.
leave a sinking ship
Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking ship
Theme: ABANDONMENT
to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.) • I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore. • There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?
A broken friendship may be soldered but will never
Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.
Loose lips sink ships.
Disclosing important information ( to the enemy or a competitor) could result in large losses.
Like a rat deserting a sinking ship
If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.
Loose lips sink ships
To have loose lips means to have a big mouth, susceptible to talking about everything and everyone. Sinking ships refers to anything from small acquaintances to long and hearty relationships (with friends or a significant other). So when one says loose lips sink ships, one is basically saying if you can't shut up you are going to end hurting people, usually psychologically or emotionally.Loose lips sink ships comes from World War I and/or WWII, when sailors on leave from their ships might talk about what ship they sailed on or where it had come from, or where it was going. If they talked too much (had 'loose lips') they might accidentally provide the enemy with anecdotal information that might later cause their ship to be tracked, and bombed and sunk, hence 'Loose lips sink ships.' Later, it came to mean any excessive talk might sabotage a project.
Rudderless ship
If an organisation, company, government, etc, is like a rudderless ship, it has no clear direction and drifts about without reaching its goals.
Ship came in
If your ship has come in, something very good has happened to you.
Shipshape and Bristol fashion
If things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order.
Spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar
(UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha'pworth (halfpenny's worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy.
That ship has sailed
A particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed.
Tight ship
If you run a tight ship, you control something strictly and don't allow people much freedom of action.
to have a stormy relationship
a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship."
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
Giving enough space to each other help maintain a good relationship.
give up the ship|give|give up|ship
v. phr. To stop fighting and surrender; stop trying or hoping to do something. "Don't give up the ship, John," said his father when John failed a test.
landing ship|land|landing|ship
n. A ship built to land troops and army equipment on a beach for an invasion. The landing ship came near the beach, doors in the bow opened, and marines ran out.
one-upmanship|one|upmanship
v., informal Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He's an expert at one-upmanship.Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking about it. He's very quick to practice one-upmanship. Compare: ONE UP. (The word one-upmanship was made up by a British humorist, Stephen Potter, on the pattern of such words as sportsmanship and workmanship.)
run a tight ship|run|ship|tight ship
v. phr. To run an organization with a firm hand, with strict rules and regulations. Our dean of the college runs a very tight ship; he tolerates no mistakes.
shape up or ship out|shape|shape up|shape up, or s
v. phr., informal To either improve one's disposition or behavior, or quit or leave. When Paul neglected to carry out his part of the research work that Professor Brown had assigned him with for the fifth time, the professor cried, "Shape up, or ship out, Paul. I have lost my patience with you!"
ship come in|ship
All the money a person has wished for is received; wealth comes to a person. Used with a possessive. When my ship comes in, I will take a trip to Norway.Mr. Brown is just waiting for his ship to come in.
ship out|ship
v. To begin a journey; leave. The army group shipped out for the Far East today.
shipshape
adj. In perfect condition; in good order. After we left the islands, we left the rented car shipshape for the next driver.
enough to sink a ship
enough to sink a ship Also, enough to sink a battleship. A more than sufficient amount, as in They brought enough food to sink a ship. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
ship of state The nation, as in We can't help but wonder who will be steering our ship of state a hundred years from now. This metaphoric expression was first recorded in English in a translation of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince (1675).
ship out
ship out 1) Leave, especially for a distant place, as in The transport planes carried troops shipping out to the Mediterranean. Although this usage originally meant “depart by ship,” the expression is no longer limited to that mode of travel. [c. 1900] 2) Send, export, especially to a distant place, as in The factory shipped out many more orders last month. [Mid-1600s] 3) Quit a job or be fired; see shape up, def. 3.
when one's ship comes in
when one's ship comes in When one has made one's fortune, as in When my ship comes in I'll get a Mercedes or better. This term alludes to ships returning from far-off places with a cargo of valuables. It may be obsolescent. [Mid-1800s]
worship the ground someone walks on
worship the ground someone walks on Regard someone reverently, as in Jim just worships the ground his father walks on. This hyperbole for deep admiration or romantic feeling was first recorded in 1848.
An ship idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with ship, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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