shape up
Verb
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Verb
shape up
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
- He'd better shape up soon, or he'll fail the class.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To take shape; to transform into or become.
- The fog has vanished and it's shaping up to be a beautiful day.
- (correct one's bad habits or behavior) improve, pull one's finger out, pull one's socks up
- (transform into) become, turn into, turn out to be
- German: sich entwickeln
- Italian: migliorarsi
- Russian: подтяну́ться
- Italian: trasformarsi
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