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English Idiom: Whip someone into shape
First of all, with this idiom, nobody is hitting or whipping anybody.
I want to make this very clear.
When we whip someone into shape, we take action to get them into good condition so they can perform well.
If a soccer team is performing poorly or underachieving, the coach may make them practice long and hard to whip them into shape.
Likewise, if students are underperforming on math tests, the teacher could whip them into shape by giving them more time to practice with example problems.
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