shape up: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To improve one’s performance, behavior, or attitude; to get one’s conduct or work into acceptable form.
- To conform to required standards or expectations, often in response to a warning or demand.
Examples
BetaIf you want to stay on the team, you'll need to shape up your attitude during practice.
If you want to stay on the team, you must improve your attitude during practice.
The manager told Kevin that his work had to shape up or he'd risk losing his promotion.
The manager told Kevin that his work needed to improve or he might lose his promotion.
After several warnings, Lisa finally shaped up and started meeting all her deadlines.
After several warnings, Lisa improved her behavior and began meeting all her deadlines.
- To begin to take form or develop in a clear or satisfactory way; to start to look likely to succeed or be completed.
Examples
BetaThe new project is starting to shape up nicely, and the team is optimistic about the results.
The new project is beginning to develop well, and the team feels hopeful about the results.
Although the first draft was rough, the report shaped up better after the revisions.
Although the first draft was rough, the report took a clearer form after the revisions.
The event didn't shape up as expected, but we managed to adapt and make it successful.
The event did not develop as expected, but we adapted and made it successful.
Examples:
- EN: - Oh, it's beginning to shape up.ES: , empieza a tomar forma.
- EN: You'd better shape up.ES: Mejor sería que te pusieras en forma.
- EN: Be ready tomorrow night, and you better shape up!ES: Estate aquí mañana y pórtate bien. ¡Te lo aconsejo!
- EN: You'd better shape up fast.ES: Debes prepárate, rápido.
- EN: That's what a chap like him needs in order to shape up.ES: Es lo que un tipo como él necesita para madurar.
- EN: If you shape up into any kind of a fighter .. We may be able to hit the papers with something hot.ES: Si avanzas como boxeador, ...podríamos atacar los periódicos con algo impactante.
- EN: -How's he shape up?ES: - ¿Cómo se formó?
- EN: Next time, try to shape up the way he did. And that goes for the rest of you men.ES: La próxima vez, lo tomará como ejemplo. ¡Y esto aplica a todos!
- EN: You shape up right, real big.ES: Estás en buena forma, realmente buena.
- EN: Ah, it'll be good for everyone to get rid of Brindo and shape up.ES: Será bueno para todos el librarse de Brindo y progresar.
- EN: He squawks about the shape up, that's the only way longshoremen have ever been hired. And about kickbacks, you see kid...ES: Se desgañita con el sistema, ...es la única forma en la que han sido contratados los estibadores, ...y con las mordidas.
- EN: You do like I say or you'll be back in the shape up carrying a hook.ES: Tú haz lo que yo digo o estarás de vuelta en el muelle llevando un garfio.
- EN: Yes, things are beginning to shape up now.ES: Sí, las cosas empiezan a aclararse.
- EN: Hey Max, how did it shape up?ES: - ¿Cómo le fue?
- EN: I said, "God, you get me out of this one, and I'm really gonna shape up."ES: Dije: "Dios, sácame de èsta y te prometo que voy a enderezarme."
- EN: - Oh, it's beginning to shape up.ES: , empieza a tomar forma.
- EN: Be ready tomorrow night, and you better shape up!ES: Estate aquí mañana y pórtate bien. ¡Te lo aconsejo!
- EN: You'd better shape up.ES: Mejor sería que te pusieras en forma.
- EN: You'd better shape up fast.ES: Debes prepárate, rápido.
- EN: That's what a chap like him needs in order to shape up.ES: Es lo que un tipo como él necesita para madurar.
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