I need to bash this old table into shape.
bash into shape
idiomOf an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.
The project was a mess, but we worked all weekend to bash it into shape.
With the deadline looming, the team scrambled to bash the rough draft into shape before the final presentation.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.
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bash the bishop
To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
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get bent out of shape
To take offense; to become angry, agitated, or upset.
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in any way, shape, or form
In any way at all; whatsoever.
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lick into shape
To exert considerable effort to change (someone or something) into a desired state.
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shape up
To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
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shape up or ship out
To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.