the shape of things to come

if something is the shape of things to come, it is a sign of what is likely to become popular in the future Is shopping on the Internet the shape of things to come?

See get bent out of shape

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beate	be-AH-tə	German
Igor	EE-gər (Russian), EE-gawr (Polish)	Russian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Arbuckle	[a:'bʌkl]
Malvina	-	Scottish, English, Literature
Lettie	['leti]
Gary	['gɛəri]