get a shift on

(Brit. informal)hurry up

(英，非正式)加快；赶紧

it's quite a drive to London, so we should really get a shift on.

到伦敦去车程不算近，所以我们真该加快了。

make shift

do what one wants to do in spite of not having ideal conditions

尽力做到；将就；凑合

shift for oneself

manage as best one can without help

自力更生；单独应付

shift one's ground

say or write something that contradicts something one has previously written or said

改变立场，改变主张

shifting sands

something that is constantly changing, especially unpredictably

（尤指没有预料的）不断变化

whether something is accepted depends upon &B{the shifting sands of} taste.

某样东西是否会被接受，取决于不断变化的口味。