lick into shape (English, verb)
expansion: lick into shape (third-person singular simple present licks into shape, present participle licking into shape, simple past and past participle licked into shape)
Senses:
glosses: To exert considerable effort to change (someone or something) into a desired state.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: licks into shape
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: licking into shape
tags: participle
present
form: licked into shape
tags: participle
past
form: licked into shape
tags: past