whip into shape

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whip someone or something into shape

to cause someone or something to be in a better condition. The coach was not able to whip the players into shape before the game. I think I can whip this proposal into shape quickly. Hey, Tom, whip yourself into shape. You look a mess.

See also: shape, whip

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But he says steps will soon be taken, particularly when Dave Jones begins work in earnest, to whip into shape a wage structure that has spiralled out of control. THE STADIUM WILL BE OURS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) If those Asian youths were rebelling against anything specific, it was the very people Blunkett wants to whip into shape - their elders. Brian Reade Column: Blunkett blunders by The Mirror (London, England) Norster's brief at Cardiff will be to whip into shape and unify a squad that boasts 24 internationals but has underperformed for three years. Rugby Union: Norster Target As Cardiff Team Boss by Jones, Huw / The Mirror (London, England)			where there's smoke, there's fire Where will I find you? Where you been keeping yourself? Where's the beef? Where's the fire? wherefore wherewithal whet appetite which brings me to the point which way the wind is blowing whiff of while a period of time away while away while the going is good While there's life there's hope whine whine about whine out whip whip around whip away whip back whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape whip off whip off to whip on whip out whip over whip through whip up whipping whipping boy whirl whirl around whirlwind whisk whisk around whisk away whisk off whisker whisper whisper about whisper around whistle whistle at whistle for whistle in the dark whistling in the dark			whip ass whip away whip away whip back whip back Whip crane Whip Deflation Now Whip gin whip graft Whip grafting Whip grafting whip grafts whip hand whip hand whip hide whip hide whip hide whip hide whip in whip in whip in whip in Whip inflation now whip into whip into whip into whip into whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape Whip It Out whip muscle Whip My Hair whip off whip off whip off to whip on whip on whip out whip out whip over Whip ray Whip roll whip round whip scorpion Whip scorpions Whip Shot Whip Shots whip snake Whip Snake, European whip snakes whip something into shape Whip stitch Whip stitch whip through whip through whip top whip up whip up whip up

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