Synonym: advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress. Similar words: shape, shaped, in shape, shapely, take shape, shapeless, in the shape of, hype up. Meaning: v. develop in a positive way shape-up. n. a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired.
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1. Shape up,otherwise I will fire!
2. I've been told that if I don't shape up, I'll lose my job.
3. If he doesn't shape up, he'll soon be out of a job.
4. I think you have the courage to shape up to your mistakes.
5. You kids had better shape up, because I'm in no mood to fool around.
6. You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.
7. Put a plug in it, Ollie. Shape up.
8. Tell him that if he doesn't shape up, he can pack his bags.
9. The astronauts shape up before their missions by working with small weights, and doing exercises designed for rock climbers.
10. Maybe even shape up mental images that guess what might happen next, forecast the future.
11. You'd better shape up, young man.
12. Japan must shape up or be shoved out.
13. The plan is beginning to shape up.
14. He will shape up into an excellent basketball player.
15. Lisa is trying to shape up for the swimsuIt'season.
16. He told them they better shape up or they'll get a pink slip.
17. You'd better shape up if you want to stay on.
18. In effect she told her fellow workers to shape up.sentencedict.com/shape up.html
19. Mark didn't shape up until he was thirty years old.
20. I'm now giving you a last chance, either shape up or out.
21. You'd shape up if you want to get the job done.
22. You must get the business into shape , shape up or ship out!
23. Her objective was to shape up when she was in high grade.
24. One way shape up low waist briefs that good elasticity, porous, comfortable, and beauty.
25. I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents.
26. It is no use simply to tell adolescents to shape up and do something useful.
27. He finally faced up to his drug problem when his band told him to shape up or ship out.
28. Rahm has warned that the work will be done and the performances will shape up.
29. The game plan for the election was beginning to shape up.
30. With regard to energy issues, China is working hard to blaze a trail in energy conservation so as to shape up a China-style energy-saving approach.