shape things up

/ʃeɪp θɪŋz ʌp/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. poner las cosas en orden

    • We need to shape things up before the audit.

      Necesitamos poner las cosas en orden antes de la auditoría.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

get the ball rolling

get the ball rolling and shape things up are close synonyms for getting things moving or organized, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shape things up?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We need to shape ___ up before the audit.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shape things up?

noun

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