whip something into shape

whip (someone or something) into shape

To return someone or something into acceptable condition or behavior, especially through direct, efficient, and practical means. The president won the election on his promise to whip the economy into shape by overhauling outdated or inefficient legislation. What he really needs is a mentor who will whip him into shape.

whip something into shape

verb

See lick something into shape

词组	whip something into shape
释义	whip something into shape whip (someone or something) into shape To return someone or something into acceptable condition or behavior, especially through direct, efficient, and practical means. The president won the election on his promise to whip the economy into shape by overhauling outdated or inefficient legislation. What he really needs is a mentor who will whip him into shape. See also: shape, whip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whip something into shape verb See lick something into shape See also: shape, something, whip McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: get (someone or something) into shape get into shape get/knock/lick somebody/something into shape knock (someone or something) into shape knock something/someone into shape lick (someone or something) into shape lick someone or something into shape lick something into shape whip (someone or something) into shape whip into shape
随便看	be in the pudding club be in the race be in the red be in the right be in the right place at the right moment be in the right place at the right time be in the right spot at the right time be in the running be in the saddle be in the same ballpark be in the same boat be in the same/right ballpark be in the shit be in the short strokes be in the soup be in the spotlight be in the swim (of things) be in the thick of it be in the thick of things be in the throes of be in the wind be in the worst possible taste be in the wrong be intimate with (someone) be in time (with someone or something)