whip into shape
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Verb
[edit]whip into shape (third-person singular simple present whips into shape, present participle whipping into shape, simple past and past participle whipped into shape)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.
- Synonyms: lick into shape, beat into shape