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1 shape up
v + adva) shape IIb) (improve, pull oneself together) entrar en vereda (fam)VI + ADV1) (=progress) [person] ir, marchar; [campaign, plan] desarrollarsehow are the new staff shaping up? — ¿cómo va or marcha el personal nuevo?
to shape up well — ir bien, marchar bien
it's shaping up as one of the most intensive sales campaigns ever — se perfila or se está desarrollando como una de las campañas de ventas más agresiva de la historia
it's shaping up to be a terrible winter — (esp US) promete ser un invierno muy crudo, ya se perfila como un invierno muy crudo
2) (=improve) (esp US) espabilarse, enmendarseyou'd better shape up or you won't have a job! — ¡más vale que te espabiles o no tendrás trabajo!
shape up or ship out! (esp US) — * ¡o te pones las pilas o te largas! *
3) (=get fit) (esp US) ponerse en forma* * *v + adva) shape IIb) (improve, pull oneself together) entrar en vereda (fam)
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