be there or be square

English

Etymology

See square ‎(“conventional, boring”).

Phrase

be there or be square

1. (US, Britain, humorous) Used to encourage someone to go somewhere.

   There's a huge party on Saturday night; be there or be square.

Translations

encourage someone to go somewhere

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不見不散, 不见不散 ‎(bùjiànbùsàn)

  Cantonese: 不見不散, 不见不散 ‎(bat7 gin3 bat7 saan3)

• Finnish: tule sinne tai olet tylsä (unidiomatic)
• Hebrew: מי שלא בא מרובע m, n ‎(mi shelo ba meruba)
• Russian: будь та́м и́ли будь как все́ ‎(budʹ tám íli budʹ kak vsé), я́вка обяза́тельна (ru) ‎(jávka objazátelʹna) (attendance is mandatory)