get into shape
Example Sentences
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The officials use the event to get into shape for the season ahead and try out new officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
The entire crew had to follow an extremely strict diet - including high protein, no sugar, no salt, no oil and no dairy - to get into shape for the film's intense fighting scenes.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
“This is a very volatile situation that we’re about to enter into because if you get hurt early in April, you’ll never get into shape, or you’ll be playing catch-up the whole time,” Baker said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
He underwent about two months of intensive training and conditioning to get into shape.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2022
Easton was not feeling well, and I looked upon our delay as not altogether lost time, as it gave him an opportunity to get into shape again.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon