ice water and ocicats

Ways not to give:
up
in
out

How to keep it:
together
up
going
real
simple, stupid

Ways to be thrown:
to the sharks/lions/wolves
for a loop
out on one's ear
under the bus

What to get:
ready
back up
going
real
a grip
a life

What to take:
heed
note
care
a chill pill