bash into shape

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Verb

bash into shape (third-person singular simple present bashes into shape, present participle bashing into shape, simple past and past participle bashed into shape)

1. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) Of an item, to fix or build it; often in a rough and ready fashion.
2. (transitive, idiomatic, informal, often humorous or mildly derogatory) Of a person, to train them; often in a strict fashion that covers the essentials.