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knock/lick sth/sb into shape knock/lick sth/sb into shape (US USUALLY whip sth/sb into shape) ► F0 to take action to get something or someone into the good condition that you would like: » to knock the economy into shape» A better teacher would have licked him into shape.Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better , ↑Becoming better |