GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as shape someone up (make that one stronger and healthier...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = Shape Someone Up" is for you to completely understand what shape someone up means, and to feel confident using "shape someone up" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression shape someone up may include:
(1) A quick definition of shape someone up.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of shape someone up.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "shape someone up".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of shape someone up.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "shape someone up" in conversation.

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