[for a professor] to publish many books or articles in scholarly journals or get released from a university or fall into disfavor in a university. (Also occurs in other parts of speech. See the examples. Fixed order.) • Alice knew she would have to publish or perish if she took the teaching job. • This is a major research university and publish or perish is the order of the day.
Perish the thought
Idiom(s): Perish the thought
Theme: IGNORE - DISREGARD
Do not even consider thinking of something. (Formal.) • If you should become ill—perish the thought—I'd take care of you. • I'm afraid that we need a new car. Perish the thought.
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v. phr. Let us not even think of it; may it never come true. Used as an exclamation. If John fails the college entrance exam perish the thought he will go back to high school for one more year.Perish the thought that Mary should have cancer. Compare: GOD FORBID.
perish
perish In addition to the idiom beginning with perish, also see publish or perish.
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