bash into shape (English, verb)
expansion: bash into shape (third-person singular simple present bashes into shape, present participle bashing into shape, simple past and past participle bashed into shape)
Senses:
glosses: Of an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.
tags: idiomatic
informal
transitive
glosses: Of a person, to train them; often in a strict fashion that covers the essentials.
tags: derogatory
humorous
idiomatic
informal
mildly
often
transitive
Forms:
form: bashes into shape
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bashing into shape
tags: participle
present
form: bashed into shape
tags: participle
past
form: bashed into shape
tags: past