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in the PONS Dictionary

shape up VB intr

1. shape up (develop):

shape up
sich acc entwickeln
the election is shaping up to be a close contest
die Wahl entwickelt sich zu einem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen
to shape up as sth
sich acc als etw herausstellen [o. erweisen]
to shape up well
sich acc gut entwickeln
Colin has shaped up well in his new job
Colin hat sich in seinem neuen Job gut gemacht inf

2. shape up inf (improve):

shape up
Fortschritte machen
to shape up one's act esp Am performance
mehr Leistung zeigen
to shape up one's act behaviour
sich acc besser benehmen
if the company doesn't soon shape up its act it will go out of business
wenn die Firma nicht endlich etwas zustande bringt, war sie die längste Zeit im Geschäft inf

Phrases:

shape up or ship out! inf
entweder Sie bringen endlich was oder Sie gehen! inf
Present
Ishape up
youshape up
he/she/itshapes up
weshape up
youshape up
theyshape up
Past
Ishaped up
youshaped up
he/she/itshaped up
weshaped up
youshaped up
theyshaped up
Present Perfect
Ihaveshaped up
youhaveshaped up
he/she/ithasshaped up
wehaveshaped up
youhaveshaped up
theyhaveshaped up
Past Perfect
Ihadshaped up
youhadshaped up
he/she/ithadshaped up
wehadshaped up
youhadshaped up
theyhadshaped up
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