in shape
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“But I thought we might put them back in shape. Don’t you think released prisoners might find therapy in growing things?”
From Literature
"Then there's the Hunter squeeze," he says as he pushes his index fingers against his temples and squeezes his eyes, which he says will make them more "wolf-like" in shape.
From BBC
Celia and I started jogging together last summer when she was getting in shape for field hockey.
From Literature
"You'll be on the payroll of the Empire Canning Company, the same as always, but you'll spend ten hours a day on the trail, getting your team in shape."
From Literature
"That will be the middle of January. The race starts early in March. Your team needs to run fifty miles a day to get in shape. That's more than a thousand miles gone, lost, down the drain."
From Literature
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