form into (something)
form into (something)
1. To assume or take a particular shape. Come on, kids, form into a line for recess!
2. To cause someone or something to resemble a particular shape. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "form" and "into." Roger was so bored during dinner that he started forming his peas into a heart.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
form (up) into something
[for a group of people] to assume the shape of something. The boys formed up into a jagged line. We'll form into a line.
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form someone or something into something
to shape someone or something into something. We formed the people into a line. Kathy formed the clay into a small elephant.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- form into
- remember (someone or something) as (something)
- remember as
- reckon (someone or something) as (someone or something)
- reckon as
- (one) ain't particular
- ain't particular
- particular
- receive as
- receive as (something)