shape

bent out of shape: seebent.

get into shape (or get someone into shape) become (or make someone) physically fitter by exercise.

lick (or knock or whip) someone or something into shape act forcefully to bring someone or something into a fitter, more efficient, or better-organized state.

☞ This expression originally referred to the belief, expressed in some early bestiaries, that bear cubs were born as formless lumps and were literally licked into shape by their mother. A bestiary was a treatise about different types of animal, popular especially in medieval times.

the shape of things to come the way the future is likely to develop.

shape up or ship out used as an ultimatum to someone to improve their performance or behaviour or face being made to leave. informal, chiefly North American