knock into shape

knock/lick/whipsomething/somebody into shape

to improve the condition of something or the condition or behaviour of someone The prime minister's main aim is to knock the economy into shape. Little Sean is a bit wild but the teachers'll soon lick him into shape when he starts school.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amabilia	-	Late Roman
Marta	MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulg
Cortney	['kɔ:tni]
Aslanbek	-	Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian
Kole	KOL	English (Modern)
Smadar	-	Hebrew