whip into shape

verb

To exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.

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lick into shapebeat into shape
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Meanings

verbwhip into shape (third-person singular simple present whips into shape, present participle whipping into shape, simple past and past participle whipped into shape)

present singular third person whips into shape · participle present whipping into shape · participle past whipped into shape · past whipped into shape

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.

    Synonyms: lick into shape, beat into shape

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.

Similar
lick into shapebeat into shape
Also see
beat into shapeget into shapeknock into shapelick into shape
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APA

whip into shape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip%20into%20shape

MLA

“whip into shape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip%20into%20shape. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whip into shape,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip%20into%20shape.

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