lick something into shape

and whip something into shape

tv. to put something into good condition, possibly with considerable effort. I’ve got about two days more to lick this place into shape so I can sell it. Whip this manuscript into shape, then we’ll talk about publishing it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Malina (1)	-	Scottish
Larry	LER-ee, LAR-ee	English
Natille	-	English (Rare)
Princess	PRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SES	English (Modern)
Niviarsiaq	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Stanislava	stah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic