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knock/lick something/someone into shape
idiom(US usuallywhip something/someone into shape)
to take action to get something or someone into the good condition that you would like: 把…整理好；使变好
to knock the economy into shape整顿经济
A better teacher would have licked him into shape.如果有位好老师，本来是能把他调教好的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
add salt to somethingidiom
allay
alleviate
alleviation
ameliorate
cultivate
liven (something) up
lubricate
make a differenceidiom
make a world of differenceidiom
make someone/something over
remedial
restructure
revamp
revitalize
revivify
revolutionize
salve
sharpen
tonic
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