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